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About Kaginalli Village

Kaginalli is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,277, made up of 1,142 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1062.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaginalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaginalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 1062.11 hectares
Population 2,277
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaginalli compares

By the 2011 count Kaginalli is the 16th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1062.11 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kaginalli

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

Kaginalli lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Harnahalli, about 27 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 Kaginalli
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 16 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 16 km
Nearest railway station Harnahalli 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Kaginalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaginalli village had a population of 2,277. That makes it the 16th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kaginalli village has 1,142 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaginalli has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kaginalli is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaginalli covers 1062.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaginalli falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaginalli is Harnahalli, about 27 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 village for Kaginalli.

Kaginalli is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaginalli is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 16 km away. Shikaripura is about 16 km away. Harnahalli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogga (3.3 km), Chowdanayakanakoppa (3.7 km) and Baluru (4.0 km).

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

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