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About Palamadagu Village

Palamadagu is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 481 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palamadagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palamadagu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563129
Area (hectares) 617.68 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 481
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palamadagu compares

By the 2011 count Palamadagu is the 60th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 617.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 978.

Getting to Palamadagu

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

Palamadagu lies about 34 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about 7.7 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 Palamadagu
Nearest railway station Kamasamudram 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 18 km
District headquarters Kolar 34 km

Villages closest to Palamadagu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palamadagu village had a population of 979. That makes it the 60th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Palamadagu village has 481 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palamadagu has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Palamadagu is 563129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palamadagu covers 617.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palamadagu falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palamadagu is Kamasamudram, about 7.7 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 Palamadagu.

Palamadagu is about 34 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palamadagu is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Kamasamudram is about 7.7 km away. Bangarapet is about 18 km away. Kolar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddur (under 2 km), Bommaganahalli (2.7 km) and Balamande (2.8 km).

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

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