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About Kappagere Village

Kappagere is a large village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,099 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1341.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 1341.81 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kappagere compares

By the 2011 count Kappagere is the 21st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 1341.81 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kappagere

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

Kappagere lies about 47 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 Kappagere
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 6.4 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 47 km

Villages closest to Kappagere

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 Kappagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappagere village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 21st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Kappagere village has 1,099 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappagere has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kappagere is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappagere covers 1341.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kappagere falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kappagere 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 village for Kappagere.

Kappagere is about 47 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappagere is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 6.4 km away. Hosadurga is about 6.4 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 Sodaranal (under 2 km), Bommenahalli (1.9 km) and Kurubarahalli (3.0 km).

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

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