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About Hanagallu Village

Hanagallu is a large village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,117 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanagallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanagallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 701.56 hectares
Population 2,327
Male Population 1,117
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanagallu compares

By the 2011 count Hanagallu is the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 701.56 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Hanagallu

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

Hanagallu lies about 24 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 31 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 Hanagallu
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 1.7 km
Nearest town Madikeri 22 km
District headquarters Kodagu 24 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 31 km

Villages closest to Hanagallu

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 Hanagallu

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanagallu village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Hanagallu village has 1,117 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanagallu has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

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

Hanagallu covers 701.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hanagallu falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanagallu is Kadagaravalli, about 31 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 Hanagallu.

Hanagallu is about 24 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanagallu is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 1.7 km away. Madikeri is about 22 km away. Kodagu 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 Choudlu (1.6 km), Kalakandur (2.5 km) and Balagunda (2.6 km).

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

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