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About Neralagunte Village

Neralagunte is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,296, made up of 2,168 males and 2,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neralagunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neralagunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577536
Area (hectares) 1030.44 hectares
Population 4,296
Male Population 2,168
Female Population 2,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Neralagunte compares

By the 2011 count Neralagunte is the 10th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1030.44 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Neralagunte

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

How far is Neralagunte from other places

Neralagunte lies about 30 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 9.1 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 Neralagunte
Nearest railway station Talaku 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 11 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 30 km

Villages closest to Neralagunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neralagunte village had a population of 4,296. That makes it the 10th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Neralagunte village has 2,168 males and 2,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neralagunte has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Neralagunte is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neralagunte covers 1030.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neralagunte falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Neralagunte is Talaku, about 9.1 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 village for Neralagunte.

Neralagunte is about 30 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neralagunte is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 9.1 km away. Challakere is about 11 km away. Chitradurga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katrikenahatti (2.5 km), Katavvanahalli (2.6 km) and Varavoo Kaval (2.8 km).

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

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