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About Kandegala Village

Kandegala is a mid sized village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 549 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1351.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandegala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandegala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571111
Area (hectares) 1351.51 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 549
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandegala compares

By the 2011 count Kandegala is the 67th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 1351.51 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kandegala

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

Kandegala lies about 27 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Mariyalaganavadi, about 26 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 Kandegala
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 5.8 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mariyalaganavadi 26 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 27 km

Villages closest to Kandegala

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 Kandegala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandegala village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 67th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Kandegala village has 549 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandegala has about 976 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 Kandegala is 571111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandegala covers 1351.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandegala falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandegala is Mariyalaganavadi, about 26 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 Kandegala.

Kandegala is about 27 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandegala is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 5.8 km away. Gundlupēt is about 5.8 km away. Mariyalaganavadi 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 Kandegaladahosahalli (1.7 km), Shindanapura (2.4 km) and Bettahalli (2.5 km).

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

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