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About Sangala Village

Sangala is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 142 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 445.54 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 142
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sangala compares

By the 2011 count Sangala is the 151st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 445.54 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Sangala

Sangala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sangala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sangala from other places

Sangala lies about 66 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 3.4 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 Sangala
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 4.0 km
Nearest town Sāgar 4.0 km
District headquarters Shimoga 66 km

Villages closest to Sangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangala village had a population of 306. That makes it the 151st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Sangala village has 142 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangala has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Sangala is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangala covers 445.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sangala falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sangala is Sagar Jambagaru, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sangala.

Sangala is about 66 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangala is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar Jambagaru is about 3.4 km away. Sagar is about 4.0 km away. Sāgar is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Analekoppa (under 2 km), Eli (1.8 km) and Shiravala (2.4 km).

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

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