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About Halagalale Village

Halagalale is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 196 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halagalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halagalale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 601.26 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 196
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halagalale compares

By the 2011 count Halagalale is the 156th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 601.26 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 986.

Getting to Halagalale

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

Halagalale lies about 68 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 21 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 Halagalale
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 21 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 68 km

Villages closest to Halagalale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halagalale village had a population of 401. That makes it the 156th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Halagalale village has 196 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halagalale has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Halagalale is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halagalale covers 601.26 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.

Halagalale falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Halagalale is Kanale, about 21 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 Halagalale.

Halagalale is about 68 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halagalale is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 4.3 km away. Kanale is about 21 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kappagalale (1.5 km), Kuppe (1.9 km) and Heggodu (2.0 km).

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

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