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About Alagatta Village

Alagatta is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 991 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577597, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577597
Area (hectares) 1030.31 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 991
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alagatta compares

By the 2011 count Alagatta is the 28th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 1030.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Alagatta

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

Alagatta lies about 62 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 24 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 Alagatta
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 13 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 13 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 62 km

Villages closest to Alagatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagatta village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 28th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Alagatta village has 991 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagatta has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Alagatta is 577597. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagatta covers 1030.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alagatta falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alagatta is Hosadurga Road, about 24 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 Alagatta.

Alagatta is about 62 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagatta is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 13 km away. Hosadurga is about 13 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathur (2.4 km), Bagasettihalli (3.1 km) and Koratikere (3.5 km).

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

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