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About Hangerga Village

Hangerga is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 873 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1196.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hangerga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hangerga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585325
Area (hectares) 1196.88 hectares
Population 1,724
Male Population 873
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hangerga compares

By the 2011 count Hangerga is the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 1196.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Hangerga

Hangerga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hangerga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hangerga from other places

Hangerga lies about 64 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nalwar, about 49 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 Hangerga
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 30 km
Nearest railway station Nalwar 49 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 64 km

Villages closest to Hangerga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hangerga village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Hangerga village has 873 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hangerga has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Hangerga is 585325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hangerga covers 1196.88 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.

Hangerga falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hangerga is Nalwar, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hangerga.

Hangerga is about 64 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hangerga is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 30 km away. Nalwar is about 49 km away. Gulbarga is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumbad (4.4 km), Dumadri (5.1 km) and Balbatti (6.0 km).

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

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