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About Nerlegudda Village

Nerlegudda is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 692 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1354.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerlegudda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerlegudda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572115
Area (hectares) 1354.03 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 692
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerlegudda compares

By the 2011 count Nerlegudda is the 65th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 1354.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nerlegudda

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

Nerlegudda lies about 58 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 49 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 Nerlegudda
Tehsil headquarters Sira 18 km
Nearest town Sīra 18 km
Nearest railway station Nittur 49 km
District headquarters Tumkur 58 km

Villages closest to Nerlegudda

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 Nerlegudda

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerlegudda village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 65th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Nerlegudda village has 692 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerlegudda has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nerlegudda is 572115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerlegudda covers 1354.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nerlegudda falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nerlegudda is Nittur, about 49 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 Nerlegudda.

Nerlegudda is about 58 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerlegudda is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 18 km away. Sīra is about 18 km away. Nittur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yarradakatte (2.1 km), Kurubarahalli (4.4 km) and Ganadahunase (4.5 km).

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

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