About Nilavagilu Village

Nilavagilu is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 645 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 872.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilavagilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilavagilu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Koppa
Pincode	577120
Area (hectares)	872.31 hectares
Population	1,313
Male Population	645
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilavagilu compares

By the 2011 count Nilavagilu is the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 872.31 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Nilavagilu

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

Nilavagilu lies about 59 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 54 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 Nilavagilu
Tehsil headquarters	Koppa	11 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	21 km
Nearest railway station	Barkur	54 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	59 km

Villages closest to Nilavagilu

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.

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Common questions about Nilavagilu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilavagilu village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Nilavagilu village has 645 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilavagilu has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Nilavagilu covers 872.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilavagilu falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nilavagilu is Barkur, about 54 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 Nilavagilu.

Nilavagilu is about 59 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilavagilu is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 11 km away. Someshwar is about 21 km away. Barkur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.