About Kurgallu Village

Kurgallu is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 382 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurgallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurgallu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Piriyapatna
Pincode	571102
Area (hectares)	397.43 hectares
Population	760
Male Population	382
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurgallu compares

By the 2011 count Kurgallu is the 119th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 397.43 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 983.

Getting to Kurgallu

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

Kurgallu lies about 61 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 32 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 Kurgallu
Tehsil headquarters	Piriyapatna	13 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	27 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	32 km
District headquarters	Mysore	61 km

Villages closest to Kurgallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurgallu village had a population of 760. That makes it the 119th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Kurgallu village has 382 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurgallu has about 990 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Kurgallu is 571102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurgallu covers 397.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurgallu falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kurgallu is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 32 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 Kurgallu.

Kurgallu is about 61 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurgallu is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 13 km away. Hunsūr is about 27 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.