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About Nehru Nagar Village

Nehru Nagar is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 339 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehru Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehru Nagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581204
Area (hectares) 106.25 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 339
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nehru Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nehru Nagar is the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 106.25 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Nehru Nagar

Nehru Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nehru Nagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nehru Nagar from other places

Nehru Nagar lies about 15 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Unkal, about 3.9 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 Nehru Nagar
Nearest railway station Unkal 3.9 km
Nearest town Hubballi 4.0 km
District headquarters Dharwad 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 23 km

Villages closest to Nehru Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalghatgi 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 Nehru Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehru Nagar village had a population of 705. That makes it the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Nehru Nagar village has 339 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehru Nagar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Nehru Nagar is 581204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehru Nagar covers 106.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nehru Nagar falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nehru Nagar is Unkal, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nehru Nagar.

Nehru Nagar is about 15 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehru Nagar is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Unkal is about 3.9 km away. Hubballi is about 4.0 km away. Dharwad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivanagar (4.1 km), Chalamatti (9.0 km) and Kurankoppa (9.9 km).

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

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