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About Kusalapur Village

Kusalapur is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 352 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kusalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kusalapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 826.56 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 352
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kusalapur compares

By the 2011 count Kusalapur is the 62nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 826.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kusalapur

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

Kusalapur lies about 29 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Gadag Junction, about 30 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 Kusalapur
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 12 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 22 km
District headquarters Gadag 29 km
Nearest railway station Gadag Junction 30 km

Villages closest to Kusalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kusalapur village had a population of 679. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Kusalapur village has 352 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kusalapur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kusalapur is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kusalapur covers 826.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kusalapur falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kusalapur is Gadag Junction, about 30 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 Kusalapur.

Kusalapur is about 29 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kusalapur is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 12 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 22 km away. Gadag is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadakol (2.7 km), Tegginabhavanur (3.0 km) and Nave Bhavanur (3.4 km).

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

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