About Saligrama Village

Saligrama is one of the larger villages in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,836, made up of 5,869 males and 5,967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saligrama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saligrama village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Krishnarajanagara
Pincode	571604
Area (hectares)	1109.49 hectares
Population	11,836
Male Population	5,869
Female Population	5,967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saligrama compares

By the 2011 count Saligrama is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 1109.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Saligrama

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

Saligrama lies about 27 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Dornahalli, about under 2 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 Saligrama
Nearest railway station	Dornahalli	under 2 km
Nearest town	Krishnarājāsāgara	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishnarajanagara	27 km
District headquarters	Mysore	27 km

Villages closest to Saligrama

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

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Common questions about Saligrama

As per the Census of India 2011, Saligrama village had a population of 11,836. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Saligrama village has 5,869 males and 5,967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saligrama has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Saligrama is 571604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saligrama covers 1109.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saligrama falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Saligrama is Dornahalli, about under 2 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 Saligrama.

Saligrama is about 27 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saligrama is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Dornahalli is about under 2 km away. Krishnarājāsāgara is about 5.5 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.