About Kagal Village

Kagal is a large village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,081, made up of 2,045 males and 2,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Kumta
Pincode	581351
Area (hectares)	530.32 hectares
Population	4,081
Male Population	2,045
Female Population	2,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kagal compares

By the 2011 count Kagal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 530.32 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kagal

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

Kagal lies about 27 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 6.0 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 Kagal
Nearest railway station	Mirjan	6.0 km
Nearest town	Gokarna	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kumta	9.0 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	27 km

Villages closest to Kagal

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

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Common questions about Kagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagal village had a population of 4,081. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Kagal village has 2,045 males and 2,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kagal is 581351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kagal covers 530.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kagal falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kagal is Mirjan, about 6.0 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 Kagal.

Kagal is about 27 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagal is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mirjan is about 6.0 km away. Gokarna is about 8.5 km away. Kumta is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.