Hanagal observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
Temples near Hanagal
Named places of worship on record
By population, Hanagal ranks #9 of 89 villages in Molakalmuru mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hanagal is a village of 2,860 people in 574 households (Census 2011) in Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 9th-largest of 89 villages in Molakalmuru taluk. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the taluk average of 55% and the sex ratio is 863 women per 1,000 men. It lies 79 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 47 km from Naikanahatti, the nearest town, 6 km from Molakalmuru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577535, served by Molakalmuru post office; the LGD village code is 605200. The nearest hospital or health centre is Molakalmuru Taluk Government Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Molakalmuru assembly constituency, represented by MLA N.Y.Gopalakrishna. The population is estimated at 3,372 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hangal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanagal · this village | 2,860 | 60% | — |
| Halekere · Sakleshpur | 303 | 64% | 1 km E |
| Halekere · Mudigere | 459 | 85% | 1 km E |
| Bommalinganahalli · Molakalmuru | 1,468 | 53% | 2.1 km NW |
| Megalahatti · Molakalmuru | — | — | 2.9 km NE |
| Gundluru · Molakalmuru | 588 | 77% | 3.9 km S |
| Tuppadakkanahalli · Molakalmuru | 38 | 34% | 4 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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