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About Kagalagere Village

Kagalagere is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 418 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagalagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagalagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577518
Area (hectares) 706 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 418
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kagalagere compares

By the 2011 count Kagalagere is the 88th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 706 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kagalagere

Kagalagere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kagalagere as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kagalagere from other places

Kagalagere lies about 29 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 2.7 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 Kagalagere
Nearest railway station Sasalu 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 21 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 29 km

Villages closest to Kagalagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagalagere village had a population of 861. That makes it the 88th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kagalagere village has 418 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagalagere has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kagalagere is 577518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kagalagere covers 706 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kagalagere falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kagalagere is Sasalu, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kagalagere.

Kagalagere is about 29 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagalagere is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sasalu is about 2.7 km away. Holalkere is about 21 km away. Chitradurga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udogere (under 2 km), Ganjigatte (1.9 km) and Muthugaduru (1.9 km).

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

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