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About Hangala Village

Hangala is one of the larger villages in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,704, made up of 2,816 males and 2,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571126
Area (hectares) 777.27 hectares
Population 5,704
Male Population 2,816
Female Population 2,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hangala compares

By the 2011 count Hangala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 777.27 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Hangala

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

Hangala lies about 37 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Mariyalaganavadi, about 36 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 Hangala
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 8.5 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Mariyalaganavadi 36 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 37 km

Villages closest to Hangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangala village had a population of 5,704. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Hangala village has 2,816 males and 2,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangala has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Hangala is 571126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hangala covers 777.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hangala falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hangala is Mariyalaganavadi, about 36 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 Hangala.

Hangala is about 37 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hangala is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 8.5 km away. Gundlupēt is about 8.5 km away. Mariyalaganavadi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hangalapura (under 2 km), Putthanapura (2.0 km) and Devarahalli (2.4 km).

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

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