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About Kappali Village

Kappali is a mid sized village in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 345 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Nargund
Pincode 582207
Area (hectares) 698.19 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 345
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kappali compares

By the 2011 count Kappali is the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 698.19 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kappali

Kappali 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 Kappali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kappali from other places

Kappali lies about 46 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 12 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 Kappali
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 12 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nargund 19 km
District headquarters Gadag 46 km

Villages closest to Kappali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappali village had a population of 689. That makes it the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Kappali village has 345 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappali has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kappali is 582207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappali covers 698.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kappali falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kappali is Lakhmapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kappali.

Kappali is about 46 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappali is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Lakhmapur is about 12 km away. Bādāmi is about 18 km away. Nargund 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 Kallapur (under 2 km), Shirol (under 2 km) and Budihal (3.3 km).

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

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