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About Krishnagiri Village

Krishnagiri is a mid sized village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 655 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krishnagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krishnagiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 572116
Area (hectares) 439.74 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 655
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krishnagiri compares

By the 2011 count Krishnagiri is the 67th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 439.74 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Krishnagiri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Krishnagiri from other places

Krishnagiri lies about 79 km from Tumkur. 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 Krishnagiri
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 9.3 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 9.3 km
District headquarters Tumkur 79 km

Villages closest to Krishnagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Krishnagiri village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 67th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Krishnagiri village has 655 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krishnagiri has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Krishnagiri is 572116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krishnagiri covers 439.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Krishnagiri falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Krishnagiri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Krishnagiri.

Krishnagiri is about 79 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krishnagiri is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 9.3 km away. Pāvugada is about 9.3 km away. Tumkur is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittaganahalli (1.8 km), Kilarlahalli (2.6 km) and Kannamedi (3.0 km).

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

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