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About Bilagodu Village

Bilagodu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 83 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 144.82 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 83
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilagodu compares

By the 2011 count Bilagodu is the 160th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 144.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bilagodu

Bilagodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilagodu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bilagodu from other places

Bilagodu lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 11 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 Bilagodu
Nearest railway station Balegundi 11 km
Nearest town Sāgar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 54 km

Villages closest to Bilagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilagodu village had a population of 156. That makes it the 160th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Bilagodu village has 83 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilagodu has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bilagodu is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilagodu covers 144.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilagodu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilagodu is Balegundi, about 11 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 km distance for Bilagodu.

Bilagodu is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilagodu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 11 km away. Sāgar is about 13 km away. Hosanagara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkabilagodu (under 2 km), Hulusale Malavalli (2.3 km) and Purappe Mane (3.5 km).

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

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