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About Kekarsawalgi Village

Kekarsawalgi is a mid sized village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 619 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekarsawalgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekarsawalgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Afzalpur
Pincode 585265
Area (hectares) 933.26 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 619
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekarsawalgi compares

By the 2011 count Kekarsawalgi is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 933.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kekarsawalgi

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

Kekarsawalgi lies about 38 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Ganagapur Road, about 27 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 Kekarsawalgi
Nearest town Jevargi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Afzalpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Ganagapur Road 27 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 38 km

Villages closest to Kekarsawalgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekarsawalgi village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Kekarsawalgi village has 619 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekarsawalgi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kekarsawalgi is 585265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekarsawalgi covers 933.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kekarsawalgi falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kekarsawalgi is Ganagapur Road, about 27 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 Kekarsawalgi.

Kekarsawalgi is about 38 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekarsawalgi is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 22 km away. Afzalpur is about 27 km away. Ganagapur Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinmalla (under 2 km), Kirsavalgi (2.8 km) and Hasargundgi (4.3 km).

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

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