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About Nelagalli Village

Nelagalli is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 113 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelagalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelagalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573165
Area (hectares) 404.81 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 113
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nelagalli compares

By the 2011 count Nelagalli is the 161st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 404.81 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Nelagalli

Nelagalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nelagalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nelagalli from other places

Nelagalli lies about 50 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Donigal, about 14 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 Nelagalli
Nearest railway station Donigal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 17 km
District headquarters Hassan 50 km

Villages closest to Nelagalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelagalli village had a population of 208. That makes it the 161st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Nelagalli village has 113 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelagalli has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Nelagalli is 573165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nelagalli covers 404.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nelagalli falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nelagalli is Donigal, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nelagalli.

Nelagalli is about 50 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelagalli is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Donigal is about 14 km away. Sakleshpur is about 17 km away. Hassan is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumarahalli (1.6 km), Hirimande (1.7 km) and Maragunda (1.9 km).

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

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