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About Kongale Village

Kongale is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 136 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 1249.89 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 136
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongale compares

By the 2011 count Kongale is the 183rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1249.89 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Kongale

Kongale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kongale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kongale from other places

Kongale lies about 31 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about 12 km away. 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 Kongale
Nearest railway station Gunji 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 31 km
Nearest town Belagavi 31 km

Villages closest to Kongale

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 Kongale

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongale village had a population of 271. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Kongale village has 136 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongale has about 993 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 Kongale is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongale covers 1249.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kongale falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kongale is Gunji, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kongale.

Kongale is about 31 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongale is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about 12 km away. Khanapur is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pastoli (2.5 km), Kabanali (4.0 km) and Jamagaon (4.9 km).

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

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