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About Karalga Village

Karalga is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,135, made up of 1,075 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 991.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karalga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karalga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591120
Area (hectares) 991.31 hectares
Population 2,135
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karalga compares

By the 2011 count Karalga is the 25th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 991.31 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karalga

Karalga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karalga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karalga from other places

Karalga lies about 27 km from Belgaum. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karalga
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 5.8 km
District headquarters Belgaum 27 km
Nearest town Belagavi 27 km

Villages closest to Karalga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karalga

As per the Census of India 2011, Karalga village had a population of 2,135. That makes it the 25th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Karalga village has 1,075 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karalga has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karalga is 591120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karalga covers 991.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karalga falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Karalga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karalga.

Karalga is about 27 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karalga is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 5.8 km away. Belgaum is about 27 km away. Belagavi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalage (2.0 km), Shivoli (2.4 km) and Balogi (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karalga today is likely to be higher.

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