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About Kandegala Village

Kandegala is a large village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,447, made up of 1,266 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandegala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandegala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571430
Area (hectares) 401.42 hectares
Population 2,447
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandegala compares

By the 2011 count Kandegala is the 27th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 401.42 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kandegala

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

Kandegala lies about 23 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hanakere, about 19 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 Kandegala
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Hanakere 19 km
District headquarters Mandya 23 km

Villages closest to Kandegala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandegala village had a population of 2,447. That makes it the 27th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Kandegala village has 1,266 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandegala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kandegala is 571430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandegala covers 401.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandegala falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandegala is Hanakere, about 19 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 Kandegala.

Kandegala is about 23 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandegala is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Malavalli is about 4.4 km away. Hanakere is about 19 km away. Mandya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amrutheswaranahalli (under 2 km), Gulagatta (2.5 km) and Linganapura (2.7 km).

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

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