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About Sogilu Village

Sogilu is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,003, made up of 1,030 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 947.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sogilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sogilu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577225
Area (hectares) 947.03 hectares
Population 2,003
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sogilu compares

By the 2011 count Sogilu is the 31st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 947.03 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 982.

Getting to Sogilu

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

Sogilu lies about 58 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, about 9.7 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 Sogilu
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 9.7 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 19 km
District headquarters Davanagere 58 km

Villages closest to Sogilu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sogilu village had a population of 2,003. That makes it the 31st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Sogilu village has 1,030 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sogilu has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Sogilu is 577225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sogilu covers 947.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sogilu falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sogilu is Konagavalli, about 9.7 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 Sogilu.

Sogilu is about 58 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sogilu is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Konagavalli is about 9.7 km away. Shivamogga is about 19 km away. Honnali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sovalanga (2.0 km), Manganakoppa (2.3 km) and Salubalu (2.4 km).

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

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