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About Kalliganur Village

Kalliganur is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 857 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalliganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalliganur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582211
Area (hectares) 805.09 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 857
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalliganur compares

By the 2011 count Kalliganur is the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 805.09 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kalliganur

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

Kalliganur lies about 50 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Jakanur, about 25 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 Kalliganur
Nearest town Gajendragarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ron 19 km
Nearest railway station Jakanur 25 km
District headquarters Gadag 50 km

Villages closest to Kalliganur

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.

Common questions about Kalliganur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalliganur village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Kalliganur village has 857 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalliganur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Kalliganur covers 805.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalliganur falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalliganur is Jakanur, about 25 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 Kalliganur.

Kalliganur is about 50 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalliganur is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Gajendragarh is about 12 km away. Ron is about 19 km away. Jakanur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mushigeri (2.4 km), Rudrapur (2.7 km) and Nellur (2.8 km).

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

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