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About Baggavalli Village

Baggavalli is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,762, made up of 911 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 975.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577547, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baggavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baggavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577547
Area (hectares) 975.77 hectares
Population 1,762
Male Population 911
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baggavalli compares

By the 2011 count Baggavalli is the 19th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 975.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Baggavalli

Baggavalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baggavalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baggavalli from other places

Baggavalli lies about 47 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Nagavangala, about 3.8 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 Baggavalli
Nearest railway station Nagavangala 3.8 km
Nearest town Birūr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 47 km

Villages closest to Baggavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baggavalli village had a population of 1,762. That makes it the 19th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Baggavalli village has 911 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baggavalli has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Baggavalli is 577547. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baggavalli covers 975.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baggavalli falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baggavalli is Nagavangala, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Baggavalli.

Baggavalli is about 47 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baggavalli is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Nagavangala is about 3.8 km away. Birūr is about 11 km away. Tarikere is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baggavalli Kaval (under 2 km), Gondedahalli (1.8 km) and Vaderahalli (1.9 km).

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

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