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About Kandegala Village

Kandegala is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 668 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571107, 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 Piriyapatna
Pincode 571107
Area (hectares) 367.28 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 668
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandegala compares

By the 2011 count Kandegala is the 58th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 367.28 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 983.

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 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 Kandegala from other places

Kandegala lies about 63 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Piriyapatna 6.1 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 26 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 36 km
District headquarters Mysore 63 km

Villages closest to Kandegala

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 Kandegala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandegala village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 58th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Kandegala village has 668 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandegala has about 987 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 Kandegala is 571107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandegala covers 367.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandegala falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandegala is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 36 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 Kandegala.

Kandegala is about 63 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 Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 6.1 km away. Hunsūr is about 26 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanagal (under 2 km), Mallinathapura (under 2 km) and G Basavanahalli (1.6 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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