Skip to main content

About Yelagalavadi Village

Yelagalavadi is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 704 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelagalavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelagalavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 653.53 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 704
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yelagalavadi compares

By the 2011 count Yelagalavadi is the 20th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 653.53 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Yelagalavadi

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

Yelagalavadi lies about 47 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 15 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 Yelagalavadi
Nearest town Māgadi 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 18 km
District headquarters Tumkur 47 km

Villages closest to Yelagalavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelagalavadi village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 20th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Yelagalavadi village has 704 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelagalavadi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Yelagalavadi is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelagalavadi covers 653.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yelagalavadi falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yelagalavadi is Tippasandra, about 15 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 Yelagalavadi.

Yelagalavadi is about 47 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelagalavadi is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Māgadi is about 8.4 km away. Tippasandra is about 15 km away. Kunigal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giddadasanapura (2.2 km), Hodagatta (3.1 km) and Hulikatte (4.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.