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About Nangala Village

Nangala is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 339 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 705.03 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 339
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangala compares

By the 2011 count Nangala is the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 705.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Nangala

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

Nangala lies about 29 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 57 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 Nangala
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 4.9 km
District headquarters Kodagu 29 km
Nearest town Madikeri 31 km
Nearest railway station Kannur South 57 km

Villages closest to Nangala

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 Nangala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangala village had a population of 697. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Nangala village has 339 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangala has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Nangala covers 705.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nangala falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nangala is Kannur South, about 57 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 Nangala.

Nangala is about 29 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangala is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 4.9 km away. Kodagu is about 29 km away. Madikeri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balugodu (1.7 km), Bittangala (2.3 km) and 1st Rudraguppe (3.0 km).

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

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