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About Kugalur Village

Kugalur is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,066 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kugalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kugalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571118
Area (hectares) 408.29 hectares
Population 2,105
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kugalur compares

By the 2011 count Kugalur is the 59th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 408.29 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Kugalur

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

Kugalur lies about 32 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Chinnadagudi Hundi, about 13 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 Kugalur
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 13 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 13 km
Nearest railway station Chinnadagudi Hundi 13 km
District headquarters Mysore 32 km

Villages closest to Kugalur

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 Kugalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kugalur village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 59th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Kugalur village has 1,066 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kugalur has about 975 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 Kugalur is 571118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kugalur covers 408.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kugalur falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kugalur is Chinnadagudi Hundi, about 13 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 Kugalur.

Kugalur is about 32 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kugalur is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 13 km away. Nanjangūd is about 13 km away. Chinnadagudi Hundi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmanapura (under 2 km), Krishnapura (under 2 km) and Yelachagere (2.0 km).

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

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