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About Kanagadda Village

Kanagadda is a large village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,538, made up of 1,267 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1280.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagadda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585214
Area (hectares) 1280.99 hectares
Population 2,538
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanagadda compares

By the 2011 count Kanagadda is the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 1280.99 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kanagadda

Kanagadda 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 Kanagadda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kanagadda from other places

Kanagadda lies about 79 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurgunta, 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 Kanagadda
Nearest town Gurmatkāl 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kurgunta 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 32 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 79 km

Villages closest to Kanagadda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagadda village had a population of 2,538. That makes it the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kanagadda village has 1,267 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagadda has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kanagadda is 585214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagadda covers 1280.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanagadda falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanagadda is Kurgunta, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanagadda.

Kanagadda is about 79 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagadda is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Gurmatkāl is about 9.4 km away. Kurgunta is about 30 km away. Sedam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tolmamadi (3.1 km), Kishtapur (5.0 km) and Pakhal (5.6 km).

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

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