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About Nilogallu Village

Nilogallu is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 430 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilogallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilogallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577551
Area (hectares) 688.45 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 430
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilogallu compares

By the 2011 count Nilogallu is the 115th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 688.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Nilogallu

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

Nilogallu lies about 36 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Hanumanahalli, about 31 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 Nilogallu
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 21 km
Nearest railway station Hanumanahalli 31 km
District headquarters Davanagere 36 km

Villages closest to Nilogallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilogallu village had a population of 823. That makes it the 115th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Nilogallu village has 430 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilogallu has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Nilogallu is 577551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilogallu covers 688.45 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.

Nilogallu falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nilogallu is Hanumanahalli, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nilogallu.

Nilogallu is about 36 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilogallu is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 21 km away. Hanumanahalli is about 31 km away. Davanagere is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchugaranahalli (2.6 km), Benakanahalli (3.6 km) and Bulnaikanahalli (3.6 km).

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

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