Kushtagi Taluka - Koppal, Karnataka

Kushtagi is an administrative taluka in the Koppal district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kushtagi is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Bhanapur, while the nearest airport is Vijayanagar Aerodrome (jsw), located at an approximate aerial distance of 67.2 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,364 km², including 1,352.66 km² rural area and 11.34 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 974 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kushtagi Taluka

Kushtagi Taluka has a total of 179 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Achnoor	Rural	Nilogal
2	Advibhavi	Rural	Adavibhavi
3	Advibhavi	Rural	Jumlapur
4	Ainapur	Rural	Jumlapur
5	Akkeri	Rural	Malagitti
6	Amarapura	Rural	Kilarhatti
7	Antarthana	Rural	Antarathana
8	Bachinhal	Rural	Menedal
9	Badimnhal	Rural	Tumarikoppa
10	Balutagi	Rural	Shiragumpi
11	Bandargal	Rural	Katapur
12	Banhatti	Rural	Mudenoor
13	Basapur	Rural	Nilogal
14	Basapur(M)	Rural	Bijakal
15	Beelagi	Rural	Kabbaragi
16	Benchamatti	Rural	Mudenoor
17	Benkanhal	Rural	Benakanahal
18	Bhingikoppa	Rural	Hirenandihal
19	Bijakal	Rural	Bijakal
20	Bilekal	Rural	Bilekal
21	Bisnhal	Rural	Hirenandihal
22	Bommanhal	Rural	Nilogal
23	Byalihal	Rural	Koradakera
24	Chalgera	Rural	Chalagera
25	Chandragiri	Rural	Yeragera
26	Chickgonnagar	Rural	Hiregonnagar
27	Chickmukrtinhal	Rural	Menedal
28	Chicknandihal	Rural	Hirebannigol
29	Develapur	Rural	Adavibhavi
30	Donnegudda	Rural	Hirenandihal
31	Dotihal	Rural	Dotihal
32	Gadchinti	Rural	Habalakatti
33	Ganganhal	Rural	Sanganal
34	Ganganhal	Rural	Gumageri
35	Garjanhal	Rural	Kilarhatti
36	Gonhal(K)	Rural	Bijakal
37	Gorbihal	Rural	Tumarikoppa
38	Gorvarbenchamatti	Rural	Koradakera
39	Gotagi	Rural	Kyadiguppa
40	Gudadhanamsagar	Rural	Lingadahalli
41	Gudadur(M)	Rural	Bijakal
42	Gudadurkal	Rural	Yeragera
43	Guddadadevalapur	Rural	Jahagirgudadur
44	Gumgeri	Rural	Gumageri
45	Habalkatti	Rural	Habalakatti
46	Hadagli	Rural	Sanganal
47	Hagaldhal	Rural	Jumlapur
48	Hanamageri	Rural	Adavibhavi
49	Hanamsagar	Rural	Hanumasagar
50	Hanchinhal	Rural	Hiremannapur
51	Hanmanhal	Rural	Hanumanal
52	Hesrur	Rural	Dotihal
53	Hirebannigol	Rural	Hirebannigol
54	Hiregonnagar	Rural	Hiregonnagar
55	Hiremannapur	Rural	Hiremannapur
56	Hiremukartihal	Rural	Menedal
57	Hirenandihal	Rural	Hirenandihal
58	Hiretemminhal	Rural	Sanganal
59	Homminhal	Rural	Lingadahalli
60	Hongaddi	Rural	Lingadahalli
61	Honmatti	Rural	Hulagera
62	Hosalli	Rural	Adavibhavi
63	Hosur(K)	Rural	Bijakal
64	Huchnoor	Rural	Antarathana
65	Hulgera	Rural	Hulagera
66	Huliyapur	Rural	Menedal
67	Hulsegeri	Rural	Adavibhavi
68	Idlapur	Rural	Jumlapur
69	Jagir Gadadur	Rural	Jahagirgudadur
70	Jalihal	Rural	Shiragumpi
71	Jumlapur	Rural	Jumlapur
72	K.Parsapur	Rural	Hirenandihal
73	Kabbargi	Rural	Kabbaragi
74	Kadekoppa	Rural	Kesur
75	Kadival	Rural	Malagitti
76	Kadoor	Rural	Antarathana
77	Kalalbandi	Rural	Chalagera
78	Kalgonhal	Rural	Antarathana
79	Kalkeri	Rural	Kesur
80	Kalmalli	Rural	Kilarhatti
81	Kandakur	Rural	Kandakur
82	Kanhal	Rural	Sanganal
83	Kankoppa	Rural	Hirenandihal
84	Katapur	Rural	Katapur
85	Kawalbodur	Rural	Bijakal
86	Kesoor	Rural	Kesur
87	Kidadur	Rural	Kilarhatti
88	Kilarhatti	Rural	Kilarhatti
89	Kodatgeri	Rural	Bilekal
90	Konapur	Rural	Jahagirgudadur
91	Konapur	Rural	Kilarhatti
92	Kordakera	Rural	Koradakera
93	Kudloor	Rural	Mudenoor
94	Kumblavati	Rural	Benakanahal
95	Kurbanhal	Rural	Kandakur
96	Kushtagi(Rural)	Urban	Not applicable
97	Kyadiguppa	Rural	Kyadiguppa
98	Lingadhalli	Rural	Lingadahalli
99	Madalgatti	Rural	Koradakera
100	Madapur	Rural	Mudenoor
101	Madikera	Rural	Benakanahal
102	Madnal	Rural	Yeragera
103	Malgitti	Rural	Malagitti
104	Malkapur	Rural	Adavibhavi
105	Manedhal	Rural	Menedal
106	Mankalkeri	Rural	Bijakal
107	Mannerhal	Rural	Kabbaragi
108	Masbinkurbanhal	Rural	Hanumanal
109	Mastkatti	Rural	Habalakatti
110	Matur	Rural	Dotihal
111	Mavinitagi	Rural	Yeragera
112	Mayadhunsi	Rural	Hiremannapur
113	Megur	Rural	Shiragumpi
114	Mensageri	Rural	Kyadiguppa
115	Mettinhal	Rural	Sanganal
116	Mittalkod	Rural	Tuggaladoni
117	Miyapur	Rural	Adavibhavi
118	Muddalgundi	Rural	Jumlapur
119	Mudenoor	Rural	Mudenoor
120	Mudhotagi	Rural	Adavibhavi
121	Mugnoor	Rural	Hiregonnagar
122	Myadardokki	Rural	Jumlapur
123	Nadavalkoppa	Rural	Kesur
124	Nagarhal	Rural	Gumageri
125	Nandapur	Rural	Jumlapur
126	Narasapura	Rural	Hiregonnagar
127	Narinhal	Rural	Kilarhatti
128	Nawalhalli	Rural	Hiremannapur
129	Neerloti	Rural	Hiremannapur
130	Nerebenchi	Rural	Kandakur
131	Nidsesi	Rural	Taluvagera
132	Nilogal	Rural	Nilogal
133	Nirlakoppa	Rural	Tuggaladoni
134	Paramanhatti	Rural	Jahagirgudadur
135	Parasapur	Rural	Tumarikoppa
136	Pattalchinti	Rural	Malagitti
137	Pura	Rural	Sanganal
138	Puratageri	Rural	Antarathana
139	Rampur	Rural	Nilogal
140	Rampur(Jagir)	Rural	Jumlapur
141	Rampur(M)	Rural	Menedal
142	Rangapur	Rural	Bilekal
143	Ryawanki	Rural	Shiragumpi
144	Sanganhal	Rural	Sanganal
145	Sasvihal	Rural	Jumlapur
146	Sebankatti	Rural	Kabbaragi
147	Shadalgera	Rural	Tuggaladoni
148	Shakapur	Rural	Koradakera
149	Siddapur	Rural	Menedal
150	Sirguppa	Rural	Shiragumpi
151	Talugeri	Rural	Taluvagera
152	Tatakunti	Rural	Antarathana
153	Tawargera	Urban	Not applicable
154	Teggihal	Rural	Mudenoor
155	Tekkalki	Rural	Bijakal
156	Tengunti	Rural	Bijakal
157	Timmanhatti	Rural	Kesur
158	Timmanhatti	Rural	Tumarikoppa
159	Tonsihal	Rural	Kesur
160	Topalkatti	Rural	Adavibhavi
161	Tuggaldoni	Rural	Tuggaladoni
162	Tumrikoppa	Rural	Tumarikoppa
163	Turkanur	Rural	Antarathana
164	Umlirampur	Rural	Kilarhatti
165	Upparbasapur	Rural	Dotihal
166	Usalkoppa	Rural	Kabbaragi
167	Vakkandurga	Rural	Nilogal
168	Vanageri	Rural	Taluvagera
169	Varikal	Rural	Hiregonnagar
170	Venkatapur	Rural	Tumarikoppa
171	Virupapur	Rural	Lingadahalli
172	Vithalapur	Rural	Taluvagera
173	Yelbunchi	Rural	Benakanahal
174	Yelburthi	Rural	Hirebannigol
175	Yerigeri	Rural	Yeragera
176	Yerigonhal	Rural	Antarathana
177	Zhoolkatti	Rural	Chalagera
178	Zhoolkunti	Rural	Kilarhatti
179	Zhunjalkoppa	Rural	Chalagera

Population of Kushtagi Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Kushtagi Taluka has a total population of 2,84,792 people, consisting of 1,44,227 males and 1,40,565 females. There are 51,347 households in the taluka with an average population density of 209 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,84,792	2,59,914	24,878
Male Population	1,44,227	1,31,734	12,493
Female Population	1,40,565	1,28,180	12,385
Total Households	51,347	46,533	4,814
Population Density	209 / km²	192 / km²	2,194 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,60,483 literate people and 44,415 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 45,266 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 38,467 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	44,415	40,947	3,468
Literate Population	1,60,483	1,43,070	17,413
Illiterate Population	1,24,309	1,16,844	7,465
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	45,266	40,222	5,044
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	38,467	37,445	1,022

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Kushtagi (कुष्ठगि)
District	Koppal
State / UT	Karnataka
Railway Station	Bhanapur
Total Area	1,364 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	974
Total Population (2011)	2,84,792
Density	209/km²
Total Villages	179

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