About Nilavagilu Village

Nilavagilu is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 660 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilavagilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilavagilu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arkalgud
Pincode	573133
Area (hectares)	479.87 hectares
Population	1,291
Male Population	660
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nilavagilu compares

By the 2011 count Nilavagilu is the 29th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 479.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Nilavagilu

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

Nilavagilu lies about 37 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hole Narsipur, about 21 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 Nilavagilu
Tehsil headquarters	Arkalgud	10 km
Nearest town	Holenarasipura	21 km
Nearest railway station	Hole Narsipur	21 km
District headquarters	Hassan	37 km

Villages closest to Nilavagilu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilavagilu village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 29th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Nilavagilu village has 660 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilavagilu has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Nilavagilu is 573133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilavagilu covers 479.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilavagilu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nilavagilu is Hole Narsipur, about 21 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 Nilavagilu.

Nilavagilu is about 37 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilavagilu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 10 km away. Holenarasipura is about 21 km away. Hole Narsipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.