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About Kagal Village

Kagal is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 620 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 556.65 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 620
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kagal compares

By the 2011 count Kagal is the 76th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 556.65 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kagal

Kagal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kagal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kagal from other places

Kagal lies about 58 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sathin Road, about 1.7 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 Sathin Road 1.7 km
Nearest town Pīpār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 16 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 58 km

Villages closest to Kagal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagal village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 76th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Kagal village has 620 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagal has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kagal is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kagal covers 556.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kagal falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kagal is Sathin Road, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kagal is about 58 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagal is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Sathin Road is about 1.7 km away. Pīpār is about 14 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargiya Kalan (2.7 km), Bhundana (3.0 km) and Sargiya Khurd (3.4 km).

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

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