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About Indankal Village

Indankal is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 607 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indankal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indankal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585312
Area (hectares) 707.84 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 607
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indankal compares

By the 2011 count Indankal is the 84th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 707.84 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Indankal

Indankal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Indankal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Indankal from other places

Indankal lies about 27 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Malkhaid Road, about 18 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 Indankal
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 18 km
Nearest town Chītāpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Malkhaid Road 18 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 27 km

Villages closest to Indankal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Indankal village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 84th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Indankal village has 607 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indankal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Indankal is 585312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indankal covers 707.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Indankal falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Indankal is Malkhaid Road, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Indankal.

Indankal is about 27 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indankal is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Chitapur is about 18 km away. Chītāpur is about 18 km away. Malkhaid Road is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mattimudu (under 2 km), Muchakhed (1.9 km) and Kalgurthi (4.1 km).

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

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