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About Chalgeri Village

Chalgeri is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 278 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalgeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalgeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 425.89 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 278
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chalgeri compares

By the 2011 count Chalgeri is the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 425.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chalgeri

Chalgeri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalgeri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chalgeri from other places

Chalgeri lies about 48 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 48 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 Chalgeri
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 16 km
Nearest town Hāngal 21 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 48 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 48 km

Villages closest to Chalgeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalgeri village had a population of 553. That makes it the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Chalgeri village has 278 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalgeri has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chalgeri is 581346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalgeri covers 425.89 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.

Chalgeri falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chalgeri is Kalsur, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chalgeri.

Chalgeri is about 48 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalgeri is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 16 km away. Hāngal is about 21 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitgeri (under 2 km), Ganadahalli (1.9 km) and Ammatgar (3.0 km).

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

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