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About Yalgod Village

Yalgod is a large village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,504, made up of 1,315 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1585.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yalgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yalgod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585325
Area (hectares) 1585.79 hectares
Population 2,504
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yalgod compares

By the 2011 count Yalgod is the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 1585.79 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 963.

Getting to Yalgod

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

Yalgod lies about 58 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nalwar, about 43 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 Yalgod
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 24 km
Nearest railway station Nalwar 43 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 58 km

Villages closest to Yalgod

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 Yalgod

As per the Census of India 2011, Yalgod village had a population of 2,504. That makes it the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Yalgod village has 1,315 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yalgod has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

Yalgod covers 1585.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Yalgod falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yalgod is Nalwar, about 43 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 Yalgod.

Yalgod is about 58 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yalgod is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 24 km away. Nalwar is about 43 km away. Gulbarga is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandihalli (2.4 km), Kachapur (3.1 km) and Kachur (3.1 km).

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

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