About Niluvagilu Village

Niluvagilu is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 521 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niluvagilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niluvagilu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Somvarpet
Pincode	571231
Area (hectares)	468.32 hectares
Population	1,072
Male Population	521
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niluvagilu compares

By the 2011 count Niluvagilu is the 49th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 468.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Niluvagilu

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

Niluvagilu lies about 48 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 21 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 Niluvagilu
Nearest railway station	Balupete	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Somvarpet	23 km
Nearest town	Sakleshpur	25 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	48 km

Villages closest to Niluvagilu

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.

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Common questions about Niluvagilu

As per the Census of India 2011, Niluvagilu village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 49th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Niluvagilu village has 521 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niluvagilu has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

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

Niluvagilu covers 468.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niluvagilu falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Niluvagilu is Balupete, about 21 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 Niluvagilu.

Niluvagilu is about 48 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niluvagilu is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Balupete is about 21 km away. Somvarpet is about 23 km away. Sakleshpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.