Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural
# Nijagal

Nijagal is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 562111. The 2011 Census counted 312 people in 74 households, the 157th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.
- 312 people (2011)
- 74 households
- 69.9% literacy
- 562111 PIN code

## Nijagal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nijagal is 562111. Nijagal falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 562111
- Gram panchayat Agalakuppa
- Community development block Nelamangala
- Census village code 624734

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nijagal from nearby towns?
- Nelamangala (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 53 km by road
- Tumkur (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nijagal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nijagal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tumkur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R27446
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sompura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nijagal known for?

The main crops are ragi and coconut. About 51% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nijagal

Of every 100 households in Nijagal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nijagal · ■ Nelamangala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 96%
- Toilet within the home 75% 81%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 19%
- Tap water 1% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 65%
- Use banking services 27% 45%
- Television 43% 65%
- Mobile phone 58% 66%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 17% 13%
- Own their home 91% 77%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nijagal?

■ Nijagal · ■ Nelamangala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 75.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 941 954
- Working population 61.9% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 121 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nelamangala
- Avverahalli 319 people
- Gantehosahalli 318 people
- Bolamaranahalli 317 people
- Biragundanahalli 315 people
- Gowrapura 305 people
- Alunaikanahalli 302 people
- Thattekere 301 people
- Tirumalapura 301 people

All 242 villages in Nelamangala

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nijagal? 562111
- How far is Nijagal from Bangalore Rural? 53 km by road
- What is the population of Nijagal? 312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nijagal in? Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Nijagal? 69.9% (Census 2011)

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