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About Degalmadi Village

Degalmadi is a large village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,339, made up of 1,657 males and 1,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degalmadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degalmadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585307
Area (hectares) 1585.5 hectares
Population 3,339
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degalmadi compares

By the 2011 count Degalmadi is the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 1585.5 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Degalmadi

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

Degalmadi lies about 63 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Zahirabad, 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 Degalmadi
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Zahirabad 30 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 63 km

Villages closest to Degalmadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Degalmadi village had a population of 3,339. That makes it the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Degalmadi village has 1,657 males and 1,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degalmadi has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Degalmadi is 585307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degalmadi covers 1585.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degalmadi falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Degalmadi is Zahirabad, 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 village for Degalmadi.

Degalmadi is about 63 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degalmadi is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Chincholi is about 3.4 km away. Zahirabad is about 30 km away. Gulbarga is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neemahosalli (1.7 km), Goudanhalli (3.3 km) and Chincholi R (3.4 km).

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

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