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About Bilugunda Village

Bilugunda is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 667 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilugunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilugunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571211
Area (hectares) 653.33 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 667
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilugunda compares

By the 2011 count Bilugunda is the 48th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 653.33 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1026.

Getting to Bilugunda

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

Bilugunda lies about 24 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 61 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 Bilugunda
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 4.0 km
District headquarters Kodagu 24 km
Nearest town Madikeri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kannur South 61 km

Villages closest to Bilugunda

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 Bilugunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilugunda village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 48th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bilugunda village has 667 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilugunda has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bilugunda is 571211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilugunda covers 653.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilugunda falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilugunda is Kannur South, about 61 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 Bilugunda.

Bilugunda 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.

Bilugunda is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 4.0 km away. Kodagu is about 24 km away. Madikeri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aimangala (1.8 km), Kavadi (2.1 km) and Nalvathoklu (2.3 km).

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

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