About Kappagalale Village

Kappagalale is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 159 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappagalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappagalale village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	332.94 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	159
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kappagalale compares

By the 2011 count Kappagalale is the 185th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 332.94 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kappagalale

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

Kappagalale lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 20 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 Kappagalale
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	20 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	21 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	69 km

Villages closest to Kappagalale

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.

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Common questions about Kappagalale

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappagalale village had a population of 318. That makes it the 185th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kappagalale village has 159 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappagalale has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Kappagalale covers 332.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kappagalale falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kappagalale is Kanale, about 20 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 Kappagalale.

Kappagalale is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappagalale is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 4.0 km away. Kanale is about 20 km away. Sāgar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.