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About Karagunda Village

Karagunda is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 763 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karagunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karagunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573122
Area (hectares) 402.78 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 763
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karagunda compares

By the 2011 count Karagunda is the 28th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 402.78 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1018.

Getting to Karagunda

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

Karagunda lies about 29 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Habhanghatta, about 7.1 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 Karagunda
Nearest railway station Habhanghatta 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 10 km
District headquarters Hassan 29 km

Villages closest to Karagunda

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 Karagunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Karagunda village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 28th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Karagunda village has 763 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karagunda has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Karagunda is 573122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karagunda covers 402.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karagunda falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karagunda is Habhanghatta, about 7.1 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 Karagunda.

Karagunda is about 29 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karagunda is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Habhanghatta is about 7.1 km away. Arsikere is about 10 km away. Hassan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byalekere (under 2 km), Vaderahalli (under 2 km) and Kamalapura (1.7 km).

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

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