About Balugodu Village

Balugodu is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,013, made up of 976 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balugodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balugodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571218
Area (hectares)	845.92 hectares
Population	2,013
Male Population	976
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balugodu compares

By the 2011 count Balugodu is the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 845.92 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Balugodu

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

Balugodu lies about 28 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 56 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 Balugodu
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	3.4 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	28 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kannur South	56 km

Villages closest to Balugodu

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.

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Common questions about Balugodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Balugodu village had a population of 2,013. That makes it the 31st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Balugodu village has 976 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balugodu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Balugodu is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balugodu covers 845.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balugodu falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balugodu is Kannur South, about 56 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 Balugodu.

Balugodu is about 28 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balugodu is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 3.4 km away. Kodagu is about 28 km away. Madikeri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.