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About Bilagadde Village

Bilagadde is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 532 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1239.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilagadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilagadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577120
Area (hectares) 1239.65 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 532
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilagadde compares

By the 2011 count Bilagadde is the 26th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1239.65 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bilagadde

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

Bilagadde lies about 60 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 53 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 Bilagadde
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 12 km
Nearest town Someshwar 20 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 53 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 60 km

Villages closest to Bilagadde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilagadde village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 26th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Bilagadde village has 532 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilagadde has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bilagadde is 577120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilagadde covers 1239.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilagadde falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilagadde is Barkur, about 53 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 Bilagadde.

Bilagadde is about 60 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilagadde is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 12 km away. Someshwar is about 20 km away. Barkur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilavagilu (2.0 km), Shanuvalli (2.5 km) and Melbilre (2.9 km).

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

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