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About Kongavalli Village

Kongavalli is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 118 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573218
Area (hectares) 136.09 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 118
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongavalli compares

By the 2011 count Kongavalli is the 122nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 136.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kongavalli

Kongavalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kongavalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kongavalli from other places

Kongavalli lies about 20 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 3.4 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 Kongavalli
Nearest railway station Balupete 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 8.6 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 20 km

Villages closest to Kongavalli

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 Kongavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongavalli village had a population of 226. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Kongavalli village has 118 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongavalli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Kongavalli covers 136.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kongavalli falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kongavalli is Balupete, about 3.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kongavalli.

Kongavalli is about 20 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongavalli is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 3.4 km away. Alur is about 8.6 km away. Sakleshpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heddurga (under 2 km), Rangenahalli (under 2 km) and Manjalagodu (under 2 km).

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

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