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About Pagadalabande Village

Pagadalabande is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,460, made up of 1,781 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1171.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagadalabande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagadalabande village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577522
Area (hectares) 1171.45 hectares
Population 3,460
Male Population 1,781
Female Population 1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagadalabande compares

By the 2011 count Pagadalabande is the 13th 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 1171.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pagadalabande

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

Pagadalabande lies about 53 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 24 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 Pagadalabande
Nearest railway station Challakere 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 53 km

Villages closest to Pagadalabande

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 Pagadalabande

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagadalabande village had a population of 3,460. That makes it the 13th 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.

Pagadalabande village has 1,781 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagadalabande has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pagadalabande is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagadalabande covers 1171.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagadalabande falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pagadalabande is Challakere, about 24 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 Pagadalabande.

Pagadalabande is about 53 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagadalabande is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 24 km away. Chitradurga 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 Pagadalabande Kaval (under 2 km), Bommanakunte (4.5 km) and Haravigondanahalli (4.5 km).

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

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