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About Chalgera Village

Chalgera is a large village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,898, made up of 2,469 males and 2,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2678.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalgera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalgera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583277
Area (hectares) 2678.9 hectares
Population 4,898
Male Population 2,469
Female Population 2,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalgera compares

By the 2011 count Chalgera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 2678.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chalgera

Chalgera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalgera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chalgera from other places

Chalgera lies about 54 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 16 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 Chalgera
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 13 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 16 km
District headquarters Koppal 54 km

Villages closest to Chalgera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalgera village had a population of 4,898. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Chalgera village has 2,469 males and 2,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalgera has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chalgera is 583277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalgera covers 2678.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalgera falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chalgera is Linganabandi, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Chalgera.

Chalgera is about 54 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalgera is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Kushtagi is about 13 km away. Linganabandi is about 16 km away. Koppal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosalli (2.6 km), Kalalbandi (4.1 km) and Miyapur (4.9 km).

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

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