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About Kusugal Village

Kusugal is one of the larger villages in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,825, made up of 4,970 males and 4,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3576.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusugal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusugal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 580023
Area (hectares) 3576.72 hectares
Population 9,825
Male Population 4,970
Female Population 4,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kusugal compares

By the 2011 count Kusugal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 3576.72 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kusugal

Kusugal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kusugal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kusugal from other places

Kusugal lies about 23 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kusugal, about 3.3 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 Kusugal
Nearest railway station Kusugal 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 9.8 km
Nearest town Hubballi 9.8 km
District headquarters Dharwad 23 km

Villages closest to Kusugal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusugal village had a population of 9,825. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Kusugal village has 4,970 males and 4,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusugal has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kusugal is 580023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusugal covers 3576.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kusugal falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kusugal is Kusugal, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kusugal.

Kusugal is about 23 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusugal is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Kusugal is about 3.3 km away. Hubli is about 9.8 km away. Hubballi is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byahatti (5.7 km), Sulla (6.8 km) and Nagashettikop (7.4 km).

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

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