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About Bilagunda Village

Bilagunda is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 359 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilagunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilagunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571102
Area (hectares) 332.34 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 359
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilagunda compares

By the 2011 count Bilagunda is the 132nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 332.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bilagunda

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

Bilagunda lies about 70 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Hosa Agrahara, about 38 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 Bilagunda
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 19 km
Nearest town Madikeri 31 km
Nearest railway station Hosa Agrahara 38 km
District headquarters Mysore 70 km

Villages closest to Bilagunda

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.

Common questions about Bilagunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilagunda village had a population of 687. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Bilagunda village has 359 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilagunda has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Bilagunda covers 332.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilagunda falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilagunda is Hosa Agrahara, about 38 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 Bilagunda.

Bilagunda is about 70 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilagunda is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 19 km away. Madikeri is about 31 km away. Hosa Agrahara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesarakere (under 2 km), Nilavadi (1.8 km) and Ambalare (1.9 km).

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

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