About Nelavagilu Village

Nelavagilu is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,139, made up of 1,073 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nelavagilu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nelavagilu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577427
Area (hectares)	462.95 hectares
Population	2,139
Male Population	1,073
Female Population	1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nelavagilu compares

By the 2011 count Nelavagilu is the 21st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 462.95 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 979.

Getting to Nelavagilu

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

Nelavagilu lies about 46 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, 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 Nelavagilu
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	3.3 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	27 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	46 km

Villages closest to Nelavagilu

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.

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Common questions about Nelavagilu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nelavagilu village had a population of 2,139. That makes it the 21st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Nelavagilu village has 1,073 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nelavagilu has about 993 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 979.

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

Nelavagilu covers 462.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nelavagilu falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nelavagilu is Kumsi, 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 Nelavagilu.

Nelavagilu is about 46 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nelavagilu is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 3.3 km away. Shikaripura is about 3.3 km away. Kumsi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.