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About Yelagodu Village

Yelagodu is a large village in Chitradurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,142 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1439.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Chitradurga
Pincode 577521
Area (hectares) 1439.03 hectares
Population 2,205
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yelagodu compares

By the 2011 count Yelagodu is the 37th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 1439.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Yelagodu

Yelagodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yelagodu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Yelagodu from other places

Yelagodu lies about 21 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Haliyuru, about 19 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 Yelagodu
Nearest railway station Haliyuru 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitradurga 21 km

Villages closest to Yelagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelagodu village had a population of 2,205. That makes it the 37th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Yelagodu village has 1,142 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelagodu has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Yelagodu is 577521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelagodu covers 1439.03 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.

Yelagodu falls under Chitradurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yelagodu is Haliyuru, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Yelagodu.

Yelagodu is about 21 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelagodu is in Chitradurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Haliyuru is about 19 km away. Chitradurga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bastihalli (1.6 km), Hullehal (1.9 km) and Chikkabbigere (3.0 km).

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

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