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About Kaggundi Village

Kaggundi is a small village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 29 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaggundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaggundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Bhatkal
Pincode 581320
Area (hectares) 235.59 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 29
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaggundi compares

By the 2011 count Kaggundi is the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 235.59 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1005.

Getting to Kaggundi

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

Kaggundi lies about 78 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Shiroor, about 5.1 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 Kaggundi
Nearest railway station Shiroor 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatkal 8.6 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 78 km

Villages closest to Kaggundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaggundi village had a population of 61. That makes it the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Kaggundi village has 29 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaggundi has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kaggundi is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaggundi covers 235.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaggundi falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaggundi is Shiroor, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaggundi.

Kaggundi is about 78 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaggundi is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Shiroor is about 5.1 km away. Bhatkal is about 8.6 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuz (under 2 km), Hallari (2.2 km) and Mugali (2.3 km).

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

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