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About Kaggala Village

Kaggala is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,227 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaggala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaggala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571123
Area (hectares) 533.54 hectares
Population 2,417
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaggala compares

By the 2011 count Kaggala is the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 533.54 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kaggala

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

Kaggala lies about 23 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Mariyalaganavadi, about 22 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 Kaggala
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 7.1 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Mariyalaganavadi 22 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 23 km

Villages closest to Kaggala

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 Kaggala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaggala village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 26th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Kaggala village has 1,227 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaggala has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kaggala is 571123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaggala covers 533.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaggala falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaggala is Mariyalaganavadi, about 22 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 Kaggala.

Kaggala is about 23 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaggala is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 7.1 km away. Gundlupēt is about 7.1 km away. Mariyalaganavadi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Triyambakapura (1.7 km), Kelasur (2.0 km) and Shindanapura (2.2 km).

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

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