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About Kaggalur Village

Kaggalur is a small village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 139 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaggalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaggalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571314
Area (hectares) 346.65 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 139
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaggalur compares

By the 2011 count Kaggalur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 346.65 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 979.

Getting to Kaggalur

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

Kaggalur lies about 30 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 17 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 Kaggalur
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 17 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 17 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 17 km
District headquarters Mysore 30 km

Villages closest to Kaggalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaggalur village had a population of 276. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Kaggalur village has 139 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaggalur has about 986 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Kaggalur is 571314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaggalur covers 346.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaggalur falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaggalur is Nanjangud Town, about 17 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 Kaggalur.

Kaggalur is about 30 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaggalur is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 17 km away. Nanjangūd is about 17 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duggahalli (under 2 km), Madapura (1.9 km) and Malkundi (2.6 km).

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

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