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About Kalgapur Village

Kalgapur is a mid sized village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 835 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585417
Area (hectares) 666.2 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 835
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalgapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalgapur is the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 666.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kalgapur

Kalgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalgapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalgapur from other places

Kalgapur lies about 44 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about under 2 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 Kalgapur
Nearest railway station Kalagapura under 2 km
Nearest town Bhālki 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 26 km
District headquarters Bidar 44 km

Villages closest to Kalgapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgapur village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Kalgapur village has 835 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgapur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kalgapur is 585417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalgapur covers 666.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalgapur falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalgapur is Kalagapura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalgapur.

Kalgapur is about 44 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgapur is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about under 2 km away. Bhālki is about 13 km away. Aurad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonala (3.9 km), Chandeshwar (5.1 km) and Holesamudra (6.7 km).

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

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