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About Kandagal Village

Kandagal is a large village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,255 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1632.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Kudligi
Pincode 583135
Area (hectares) 1632.73 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,255
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandagal compares

By the 2011 count Kandagal is the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1632.73 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 963.

Getting to Kandagal

Kandagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kandagal from other places

Kandagal lies about 74 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 10 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 Kandagal
Nearest town Kottūru 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudligi 11 km
District headquarters Bellary 74 km

Villages closest to Kandagal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kudligi 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 Kandagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandagal village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 44th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Kandagal village has 1,255 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandagal has about 964 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Kandagal is 583135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandagal covers 1632.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandagal falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandagal is Kotturu, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kandagal.

Kandagal is about 74 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandagal is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Kottūru is about 9.8 km away. Kotturu is about 10 km away. Kudligi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thimmalapura (1.8 km), Gajapura (2.5 km) and Motikal Tanda (5.5 km).

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

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