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About Badagabanangala Village

Badagabanangala is one of the larger villages in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,132, made up of 2,487 males and 2,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1408.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badagabanangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badagabanangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571253
Area (hectares) 1408.78 hectares
Population 5,132
Male Population 2,487
Female Population 2,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badagabanangala compares

By the 2011 count Badagabanangala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1408.78 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Badagabanangala

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

Badagabanangala lies about 26 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 52 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 Badagabanangala
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 17 km
District headquarters Kodagu 26 km
Nearest town Madikeri 27 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 52 km

Villages closest to Badagabanangala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virajpet 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 Badagabanangala

As per the Census of India 2011, Badagabanangala village had a population of 5,132. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Badagabanangala village has 2,487 males and 2,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badagabanangala has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Badagabanangala is 571253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badagabanangala covers 1408.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badagabanangala falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Badagabanangala is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 52 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 Badagabanangala.

Badagabanangala is about 26 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badagabanangala is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 17 km away. Kodagu is about 26 km away. Madikeri 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 Maldare (3.8 km), Mekur Hosakeri (3.8 km) and Channayan Kote (4.3 km).

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

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