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About Kaggaladu Village

Kaggaladu is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 494 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaggaladu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaggaladu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572139
Area (hectares) 763.86 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 494
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaggaladu compares

By the 2011 count Kaggaladu is the 85th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 763.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kaggaladu

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

Kaggaladu lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Gubbi, about 55 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 Kaggaladu
Tehsil headquarters Sira 9.5 km
Nearest town Sīra 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Gubbi 55 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Kaggaladu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaggaladu village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 85th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Kaggaladu village has 494 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaggaladu has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kaggaladu is 572139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaggaladu covers 763.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaggaladu falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaggaladu is Gubbi, about 55 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 Kaggaladu.

Kaggaladu is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaggaladu is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 9.5 km away. Sīra is about 9.5 km away. Gubbi is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuthakatnahalli (1.6 km), Badakanahalli (1.9 km) and Maddakkanahalli (2.4 km).

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

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