Skip to main content

About Negalale Karkalli Village

Negalale Karkalli is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 344 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Negalale Karkalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Negalale Karkalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 545.05 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 344
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Negalale Karkalli compares

By the 2011 count Negalale Karkalli is the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 545.05 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Negalale Karkalli

Negalale Karkalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Negalale Karkalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Negalale Karkalli from other places

Negalale Karkalli lies about 46 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 20 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 Negalale Karkalli
Nearest railway station Balupete 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 21 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 23 km
District headquarters Kodagu 46 km

Villages closest to Negalale Karkalli

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 Negalale Karkalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Negalale Karkalli village had a population of 673. That makes it the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Negalale Karkalli village has 344 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Negalale Karkalli has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Negalale Karkalli is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Negalale Karkalli covers 545.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Negalale Karkalli falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Negalale Karkalli is Balupete, about 20 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 km distance for Negalale Karkalli.

Negalale Karkalli is about 46 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Negalale Karkalli is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Balupete is about 20 km away. Somvarpet is about 21 km away. Sakleshpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerekeri (under 2 km), Koragallu (under 2 km) and Doddabandara (2.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All