About Kalgurthi Village

Kalgurthi is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,218, made up of 1,130 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1032.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgurthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgurthi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585312
Area (hectares)	1032.41 hectares
Population	2,218
Male Population	1,130
Female Population	1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalgurthi compares

By the 2011 count Kalgurthi is the 35th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1032.41 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kalgurthi

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

Kalgurthi lies about 30 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Malkhaid Road, about 19 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 Kalgurthi
Nearest railway station	Malkhaid Road	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	20 km
Nearest town	Chītāpur	20 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	30 km

Villages closest to Kalgurthi

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.

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Common questions about Kalgurthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgurthi village had a population of 2,218. That makes it the 35th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Kalgurthi village has 1,130 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgurthi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

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

Kalgurthi covers 1032.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalgurthi falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalgurthi is Malkhaid Road, about 19 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 Kalgurthi.

Kalgurthi is about 30 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgurthi is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Malkhaid Road is about 19 km away. Chitapur is about 20 km away. Chītāpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.