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- LGD code
- 602479
- Pincode
- 581204
- Post office
- Kalghatagi
- Population
- 705
- Households
- 140
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1080 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 362
- Distance to district centre
- 362 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 334 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 2 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 292 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mallige Medical Centre · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nehru Nagar compares
By population, Nehru Nagar ranks #67 of 87 villages in Kalghatgi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+4.8% vs mandal average
- Nehru Nagar
- 63.1%
- Kalghatgi mandal
- 58.3%
- Dharwad district
- 70.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,080
+146 vs mandal average
- Nehru Nagar
- 1,080
- Kalghatgi mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Nehru Nagar
- 5.0
- Kalghatgi mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nehru Nagar at a glance
Nehru Nagar is a village of 705 people in 140 households (Census 2011) in Kalghatgi taluk, Dharwad district, Karnataka, the 67th-largest of 87 villages in Kalghatgi taluk. Literacy is 63%, 5 points above the taluk average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,080 women per 1,000 men. It lies 362 km from the Dharwad district centre, 6 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, under 1 km from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581204, served by Kalghatagi post office; the LGD village code is 602479. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, anganwadi, primary health centre, bank and more. The village votes in Kundgol assembly constituency, represented by MLA M R Patil. The population is estimated at 831 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nehru Nagar · this village | 705 | 63% | — |
| Gopalpura · Arsikere | — | — | 1.6 km W |
| Adagodi · Hosanagara | 649 | 72% | 2.2 km SE |
| Rajamahal · Bengaluru North | — | — | 2.5 km N |
| Rajajinagar · Kalghatgi | 525 | 39% | 2.5 km W |
| Rajajinagar · Vijayapura | 1,153 | 36% | 2.5 km W |
| Shivajinagar · Byadgi | 1,833 | 67% | 3 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nehru Nagar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KALGHATGI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEVIKOPPA
- Total area (ha)
- 106.25
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 51
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nehru Nagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nehru Nagar
- LGD code
- 602479
- Pincode
- 581204
- Post office
- Kalghatagi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 705
- Population (projected 2026)
- 831
- Households
- 140
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1080
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Coordinates
- 12.98313°N, 77.57749°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dharwad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kundgol
- Member of Parliament
- Pralhad Joshi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- M R Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Kalghatgi
- Nearest bank
- HDFC Bank (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Nehru Nagar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru2 kmcapital
- Chennai292 km
- Hyderabad499 km
- Mumbai843 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic<1 km
- Bus stopKPCC Office<1 km
- Hospital / PHCMallige Medical Centre<1 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum<1 km
- CollegeYadava College<1 km
- Police stationHigh Grounds Traffic Police Station<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- KPCC Officeunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- HDFC Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Nehru Nagar
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Nehru Nagar
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Yadava CollegeCollege<1 km ↗
- 📚Quills LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫Bharat Seva DalSchool<1 km ↗
- 🎓Maharani's Arts, Commerce and Management CollegeCollege<1 km ↗
- 🧒MBN Toddler HomeAnganwadi<1 km ↗
- 🎓Maharani's Science College for WomenCollege<1 km ↗
- 🎓Gandhi Nagar High SchoolHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🎓VHD Home Science CollegeCollege<1 km ↗
- 🎓Government Institute of Printing TechnologyCollege<1 km ↗
- 🎓CMSCollege<1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 581204
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- TabakadhonnihalliKalghatgi mandal4,170 pop
- BammigattiKalghatgi mandal3,731 pop
- BegurKalghatgi mandal2,839 pop
- MukkallKalghatgi mandal2,674 pop
- DastikoppaKalghatgi mandal2,614 pop
- BelavantraKalghatgi mandal2,474 pop
- SangameshwarKalghatgi mandal2,151 pop
- BeeravalliKalghatgi mandal2,080 pop
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Other villages named Nehru Nagar
Looking for a different Nehru Nagar? 5 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Nehru Nagar →
Villages near Nehru Nagar
Other villages in Kalghatgi mandal
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- Galagi
- Ganjigatti
- Tabakadhonnihalli
- Dhummawad
- Bammigatti
- Kurankoppa
- Begur
- Mukkall
- Dastikoppa
- Gambyapur
- Belavantra
- Ugginakeri
- Bhogenagarkoppa
- Surasettikoppa
- Bangittigudihal
- Sangameshwar
- Beeravalli
- Madkihonnihalli
- Shivanagar
- Tambur
- Devalingikoppa
- Hulakoppa
- Kamadhenu
- Jinnur
- Malkankoppa
- G. Basavankoppa
- Tavargeri
- Bendalgatti
- Guddad Hulikatti
- Neerasagar
- Hullambi
- Bagadageri
- Muttagi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)