About Balagod Village

Balagod is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 638 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balagod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balagod village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Ron
Pincode	582211
Area (hectares)	831.94 hectares
Population	1,273
Male Population	638
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balagod compares

By the 2011 count Balagod is the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 831.94 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Balagod

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

How far is Balagod from other places

Balagod lies about 45 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Hole Alur, about 16 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 Balagod
Tehsil headquarters	Ron	14 km
Nearest railway station	Hole Alur	16 km
District headquarters	Gadag	45 km

Villages closest to Balagod

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

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Common questions about Balagod

As per the Census of India 2011, Balagod village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Balagod village has 638 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balagod has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Balagod is 582211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balagod covers 831.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balagod falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balagod is Hole Alur, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Balagod.

Balagod is about 45 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balagod is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Ron is about 14 km away. Hole Alur is about 16 km away. Gadag is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.