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About Kalagatta Village

Kalagatta is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,083, made up of 1,070 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577518
Area (hectares) 976.12 hectares
Population 2,083
Male Population 1,070
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalagatta compares

By the 2011 count Kalagatta is the 19th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 976.12 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 976.

Getting to Kalagatta

Kalagatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalagatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalagatta from other places

Kalagatta lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 3.9 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 Kalagatta
Nearest railway station Sasalu 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 19 km
Nearest town Channagiri 25 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Kalagatta

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 Kalagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalagatta village had a population of 2,083. That makes it the 19th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kalagatta village has 1,070 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalagatta has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

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

Kalagatta covers 976.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalagatta falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalagatta is Sasalu, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance for Kalagatta.

Kalagatta is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalagatta is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sasalu is about 3.9 km away. Holalkere is about 19 km away. Channagiri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marapura (under 2 km), Viswanathanahalli (2.0 km) and Kutvihalli (2.4 km).

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

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