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About Kergal Village

Kergal is a large village in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,390, made up of 1,446 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,344 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kergal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kergal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576219
Area (hectares) 432.56 hectares
Population 3,390
Male Population 1,446
Female Population 1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,344
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kergal compares

By the 2011 count Kergal is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 432.56 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Kergal

Kergal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kergal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kergal from other places

Kergal lies about 55 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Bijoor, about under 2 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 Kergal
Nearest railway station Bijoor under 2 km
Nearest town Byndoor 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundapura 21 km
District headquarters Udupi 55 km

Villages closest to Kergal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kergal village had a population of 3,390. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Kergal village has 1,446 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kergal has about 1344 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Kergal is 576219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kergal covers 432.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kergal falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kergal is Bijoor, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kergal.

Kergal is about 55 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kergal is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Bijoor is about under 2 km away. Byndoor is about 5.8 km away. Kundapura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambadakone (under 2 km), Bijoor (under 2 km) and Uppunda (2.4 km).

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

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