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About Niruvagal Village

Niruvagal is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 791 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niruvagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niruvagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572119
Area (hectares) 615.5 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 791
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Niruvagal compares

By the 2011 count Niruvagal is the 26th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 615.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Niruvagal

Niruvagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Niruvagal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Niruvagal from other places

Niruvagal lies about 65 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 28 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 Niruvagal
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 15 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 15 km
Nearest railway station Banashankari 28 km
District headquarters Tumkur 65 km

Villages closest to Niruvagal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niruvagal village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 26th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Niruvagal village has 791 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niruvagal has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Niruvagal is 572119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niruvagal covers 615.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niruvagal falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Niruvagal is Banashankari, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Niruvagal.

Niruvagal is about 65 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niruvagal is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 15 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 15 km away. Banashankari is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandihalli (2.0 km), Yarakatte (2.1 km) and Yerekatte (2.1 km).

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

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