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About Kontanpalli Village

Kontanpalli is a mid sized village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 695 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontanpalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontanpalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585210
Area (hectares) 545.1 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 695
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kontanpalli compares

By the 2011 count Kontanpalli is the 39th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 545.1 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kontanpalli

Kontanpalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kontanpalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kontanpalli from other places

Kontanpalli lies about 60 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurgunta, about 6.3 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 Kontanpalli
Nearest railway station Kurgunta 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 9.1 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 60 km

Villages closest to Kontanpalli

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 Kontanpalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontanpalli village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 39th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Kontanpalli village has 695 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontanpalli has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kontanpalli is 585210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kontanpalli covers 545.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kontanpalli falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kontanpalli is Kurgunta, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kontanpalli.

Kontanpalli is about 60 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontanpalli is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurgunta is about 6.3 km away. Sedam is about 9.1 km away. Gulbarga is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kompalli (under 2 km), Sompalli (under 2 km) and Adki (2.9 km).

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

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