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About Uppalagere Village

Uppalagere is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,155 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppalagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppalagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577557
Area (hectares) 526.33 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,155
Female Population 1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uppalagere compares

By the 2011 count Uppalagere is the 35th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 526.33 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Uppalagere

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

Uppalagere lies about 45 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 37 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 Uppalagere
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 11 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 37 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 45 km

Villages closest to Uppalagere

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 Uppalagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppalagere village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 35th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Uppalagere village has 1,155 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppalagere has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Uppalagere is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppalagere covers 526.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uppalagere falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Uppalagere is Balenahalli, about 37 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 Uppalagere.

Uppalagere is about 45 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppalagere is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 11 km away. Hiriyūr is about 11 km away. Balenahalli is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toresal Nagenahalli (under 2 km), Ranganathapura (under 2 km) and Yelanadu (1.9 km).

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

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