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About Bagganadu Village

Bagganadu is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 584 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagganadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagganadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577511
Area (hectares) 477.67 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 584
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagganadu compares

By the 2011 count Bagganadu is the 76th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 477.67 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bagganadu

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

Bagganadu lies about 50 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 44 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 Bagganadu
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 12 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 44 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 50 km

Villages closest to Bagganadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagganadu village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 76th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Bagganadu village has 584 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagganadu has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bagganadu is 577511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagganadu covers 477.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagganadu falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bagganadu is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 44 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 Bagganadu.

Bagganadu is about 50 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagganadu is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 12 km away. Hiriyūr is about 12 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagganadu Kaval (under 2 km), Vaddanahalli (2.2 km) and Katanayakanahalli (2.2 km).

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

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