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About Hadigallu Village

Hadigallu is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 519 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hadigallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hadigallu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 520.68 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 519
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hadigallu compares

By the 2011 count Hadigallu is the 20th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 520.68 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hadigallu

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

Hadigallu lies about 38 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Hadigallu
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 16 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 38 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 38 km

Villages closest to Hadigallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hadigallu village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 20th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hadigallu village has 519 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hadigallu has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hadigallu is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hadigallu covers 520.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hadigallu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hadigallu is Arasalu, 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 Hadigallu.

Hadigallu is about 38 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hadigallu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 16 km away. Arasalu is about 21 km away. Shimoga is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halavanahalli (under 2 km), Shankarahalli (2.2 km) and Konandur (2.2 km).

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

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