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About Kandegala Village

Kandegala is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 641 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571315, 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 Nanjangud
Pincode 571315
Area (hectares) 522.17 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 641
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 103rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 522.17 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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 38 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 25 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 Nanjangud 24 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 24 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 25 km
District headquarters Mysore 38 km

Villages closest to Kandegala

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 Kandegala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandegala village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Kandegala village has 641 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandegala has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kandegala is 571315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandegala covers 522.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandegala falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandegala is Nanjangud Town, about 25 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 38 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 Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 24 km away. Nanjangūd is about 24 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalahalli (under 2 km), Ariyur (1.8 km) and Kadajetti (2.8 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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