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About Nerugalale Village

Nerugalale is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 795 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerugalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerugalale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571237
Area (hectares) 916.21 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 795
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerugalale compares

By the 2011 count Nerugalale is the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 916.21 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 1053.

Getting to Nerugalale

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

Nerugalale lies about 27 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 37 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 Nerugalale
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 6.4 km
Nearest town Madikeri 25 km
District headquarters Kodagu 27 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 37 km

Villages closest to Nerugalale

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 Nerugalale

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerugalale village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Nerugalale village has 795 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerugalale has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Nerugalale is 571237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerugalale covers 916.21 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.

Nerugalale falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nerugalale is Kadagaravalli, about 37 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 village for Nerugalale.

Nerugalale is about 27 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerugalale is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 6.4 km away. Madikeri is about 25 km away. Kodagu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonimarur (2.4 km), Yelakanur (4.0 km) and Ganagur (4.6 km).

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

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