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About Konchigeri Village

Konchigeri is a large village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,176, made up of 1,128 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1587.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konchigeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konchigeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582112
Area (hectares) 1587.26 hectares
Population 2,176
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konchigeri compares

By the 2011 count Konchigeri is the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 1587.26 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Konchigeri

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

Konchigeri lies about 43 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 24 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 Konchigeri
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 22 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 24 km
District headquarters Gadag 43 km

Villages closest to Konchigeri

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 Konchigeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Konchigeri village had a population of 2,176. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Konchigeri village has 1,128 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konchigeri 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 Konchigeri is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konchigeri covers 1587.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Konchigeri falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Konchigeri is Yalavigi, about 24 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 village for Konchigeri.

Konchigeri is about 43 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konchigeri is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Lakshmeshwar is about 20 km away. Shirhatti is about 22 km away. Yalavigi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokkargundi (1.9 km), Bijjur (2.5 km) and Budihal (2.6 km).

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

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