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About Yakkegondi Village

Yakkegondi is a mid sized village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 634 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yakkegondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yakkegondi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577516
Area (hectares) 382.41 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 634
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Yakkegondi compares

By the 2011 count Yakkegondi is the 45th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 382.41 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Yakkegondi

Yakkegondi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yakkegondi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Yakkegondi from other places

Yakkegondi lies about 17 km from Davanagere. 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 Yakkegondi
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 10 km
District headquarters Davanagere 17 km

Villages closest to Yakkegondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yakkegondi village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 45th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Yakkegondi village has 634 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yakkegondi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Yakkegondi is 577516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yakkegondi covers 382.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yakkegondi falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Yakkegondi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Yakkegondi.

Yakkegondi is about 17 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yakkegondi is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 10 km away. Davanagere is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byaladahalli (under 2 km), Bhanuvalli (2.1 km) and Nandi Tavare (2.1 km).

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

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