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About Urugutti Village

Urugutti is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 390 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urugutti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urugutti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571231
Area (hectares) 445.38 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 390
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urugutti compares

By the 2011 count Urugutti is the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 445.38 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Urugutti

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

Urugutti lies about 44 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 Urugutti
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 20 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 21 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 21 km
District headquarters Kodagu 44 km

Villages closest to Urugutti

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 Urugutti

As per the Census of India 2011, Urugutti village had a population of 838. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Urugutti village has 390 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urugutti has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

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

Urugutti covers 445.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urugutti falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Urugutti 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 km distance for Urugutti.

Urugutti is about 44 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Doddabilaha (2.4 km), Sivaralli (2.7 km) and Honnekodi (3.1 km).

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

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