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About Kalgadde Village

Kalgadde is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 218 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581340
Area (hectares) 407.09 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 218
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalgadde compares

By the 2011 count Kalgadde is the 68th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 407.09 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1010.

Getting to Kalgadde

Kalgadde is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalgadde as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalgadde from other places

Kalgadde lies about 50 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 16 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 Kalgadde
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 16 km
Nearest town Sāgar 25 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Kalgadde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgadde village had a population of 449. That makes it the 68th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Kalgadde village has 218 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgadde has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kalgadde is 581340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalgadde covers 407.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalgadde falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalgadde is Talaguppa, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalgadde.

Kalgadde is about 50 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgadde is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 1.9 km away. Talaguppa is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugadikoppa (under 2 km), Halagadikoppa (under 2 km) and Heggekoppa (under 2 km).

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

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