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About Nakalgod Village

Nakalgod is a mid sized village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 324 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakalgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakalgod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573213
Area (hectares) 359.24 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 324
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakalgod compares

By the 2011 count Nakalgod is the 27th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 359.24 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Nakalgod

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

How far is Nakalgod from other places

Nakalgod lies about 14 km from Hassan. 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 Nakalgod
Tehsil headquarters Alur 4.3 km
District headquarters Hassan 14 km

Villages closest to Nakalgod

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 Nakalgod

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakalgod village had a population of 653. That makes it the 27th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Nakalgod village has 324 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakalgod has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Nakalgod is 573213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakalgod covers 359.24 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.

Nakalgod falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Nakalgod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nakalgod.

Nakalgod is about 14 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakalgod is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 4.3 km away. Hassan 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 Kumbarahalli (under 2 km), Kanathur (under 2 km) and Virupapura (under 2 km).

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

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