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About Kiragadalu Village

Kiragadalu is a mid sized village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 697 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiragadalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiragadalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573218
Area (hectares) 681 hectares
Population 1,383
Male Population 697
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiragadalu compares

By the 2011 count Kiragadalu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 681 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kiragadalu

Kiragadalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiragadalu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiragadalu from other places

Kiragadalu lies about 8.8 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about 4.2 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 Kiragadalu
Nearest railway station Alur 4.2 km
District headquarters Hassan 8.8 km

Villages closest to Kiragadalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiragadalu village had a population of 1,383. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Kiragadalu village has 697 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiragadalu has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kiragadalu is 573218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiragadalu covers 681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kiragadalu falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kiragadalu is Alur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kiragadalu is about 8.8 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiragadalu is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 4.2 km away. Hassan is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabbinahalli (1.7 km), Bettadahalli (1.9 km) and Bharathavalli (2.0 km).

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

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