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About Linganmath Village

Linganmath is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,659, made up of 1,324 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Linganmath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Linganmath village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591121
Area (hectares) 439.43 hectares
Population 2,659
Male Population 1,324
Female Population 1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Linganmath compares

By the 2011 count Linganmath is the 14th 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 439.43 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Linganmath

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

Linganmath lies about 50 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Alnavar Junction, about 3.5 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 Linganmath
Nearest railway station Alnavar Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Haliyal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 32 km
District headquarters Belgaum 50 km

Villages closest to Linganmath

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 Linganmath

As per the Census of India 2011, Linganmath village had a population of 2,659. That makes it the 14th 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.

Linganmath village has 1,324 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Linganmath has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Linganmath is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Linganmath covers 439.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Linganmath falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Linganmath is Alnavar Junction, about 3.5 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 village for Linganmath.

Linganmath is about 50 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Linganmath is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Alnavar Junction is about 3.5 km away. Haliyal is about 14 km away. Khanapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundolli (2.3 km), Kakkeri (3.8 km) and Godageri (4.9 km).

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

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