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About Bisgod Village

Bisgod is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 203 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bisgod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisgod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 551.07 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 203
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bisgod compares

By the 2011 count Bisgod is the 42nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 551.07 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bisgod

Bisgod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bisgod as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bisgod from other places

Bisgod lies about 40 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 30 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 Bisgod
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 8.4 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 30 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 40 km

Villages closest to Bisgod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisgod village had a population of 381. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bisgod village has 203 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisgod has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bisgod is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bisgod covers 551.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bisgod falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bisgod is Ambewadi, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bisgod.

Bisgod is about 40 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bisgod is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 8.4 km away. Yellāpur is about 8.4 km away. Ambewadi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angod (2.5 km), Dehalli (3.5 km) and Savagadde (3.7 km).

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

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