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About Nelgi Village

Nelgi is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,848, made up of 948 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585413
Area (hectares) 760.75 hectares
Population 1,848
Male Population 948
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelgi compares

By the 2011 count Nelgi is the 45th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 760.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nelgi

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

Nelgi lies about 25 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kanaji, about 4.9 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 Nelgi
Nearest railway station Kanaji 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 13 km
Nearest town Bhālki 13 km
District headquarters Bidar 25 km

Villages closest to Nelgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelgi village had a population of 1,848. That makes it the 45th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Nelgi village has 948 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelgi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nelgi is 585413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelgi covers 760.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nelgi falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nelgi is Kanaji, about 4.9 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 Nelgi.

Nelgi is about 25 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelgi is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Kanaji is about 4.9 km away. Bhalki is about 13 km away. Bhālki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janti (2.4 km), Joldabka (2.9 km) and Tarnalli (3.2 km).

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

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