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About Koragallu Village

Koragallu is a small village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 136 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koragallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koragallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571231
Area (hectares) 181.27 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 136
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koragallu compares

By the 2011 count Koragallu is the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 181.27 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Koragallu

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

Koragallu lies about 45 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 22 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 Koragallu
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 20 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 22 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 24 km
District headquarters Kodagu 45 km

Villages closest to Koragallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koragallu village had a population of 287. That makes it the 118th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Koragallu village has 136 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koragallu has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Koragallu is 571231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koragallu covers 181.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koragallu falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Koragallu is Balupete, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koragallu.

Koragallu is about 45 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koragallu is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 20 km away. Balupete is about 22 km away. Sakleshpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddabandara (under 2 km), Negalale Karkalli (under 2 km) and Kerekeri (1.8 km).

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

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