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About Kallugundi Village

Kallugundi is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 560 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallugundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallugundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573144
Area (hectares) 639.7 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 560
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallugundi compares

By the 2011 count Kallugundi is the 48th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 639.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kallugundi

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

Kallugundi lies about 55 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 16 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 Kallugundi
Nearest railway station Banavar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 55 km

Villages closest to Kallugundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallugundi village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 48th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Kallugundi village has 560 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallugundi has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kallugundi is 573144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallugundi covers 639.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kallugundi falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallugundi is Banavar, about 16 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 Kallugundi.

Kallugundi is about 55 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallugundi is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 16 km away. Arsikere is about 18 km away. Hassan is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallu Sadarahalli (1.5 km), Somasettihalli (3.2 km) and Jannavara (3.2 km).

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

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