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About Navilgar Village

Navilgar is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 157 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navilgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navilgar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581315
Area (hectares) 609.37 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 157
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navilgar compares

By the 2011 count Navilgar is the 137th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 609.37 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Navilgar

Navilgar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Navilgar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Navilgar from other places

Navilgar lies about 20 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 32 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 Navilgar
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 20 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 32 km

Villages closest to Navilgar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Navilgar village had a population of 317. That makes it the 137th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Navilgar village has 157 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navilgar has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Navilgar is 581315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navilgar covers 609.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Navilgar falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Navilgar is Mirjan, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Navilgar.

Navilgar is about 20 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navilgar is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 20 km away. Mirjan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambigar (1.8 km), Kanalli (2.7 km) and Sampakhanda (3.3 km).

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

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