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About Kandegala Village

Kandegala is a small village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 198 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandegala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandegala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 198
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandegala compares

By the 2011 count Kandegala is the 158th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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 5 - 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 Kandegala from other places

Kandegala lies about 49 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 40 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 Heggadadevankote 16 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 39 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 40 km
District headquarters Mysore 49 km

Villages closest to Kandegala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Heggadadevankote 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 386. That makes it the 158th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kandegala village has 198 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandegala has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kandegala is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandegala covers 213 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.

Kandegala falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandegala is Sujatapuram, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Kandegala.

Kandegala is about 49 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandegala is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 16 km away. Gundlupēt is about 39 km away. Sujatapuram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidarahalli (under 2 km), Nanjanathapura (1.6 km) and Uyyamballi (2.1 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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