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- LGD code
- 600695
- Pincode
- 584111
- Post office
- Deodurga
- Population
- 897
- Households
- 158
- Literacy rate
- 36.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1086 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 372
Census 2011 · in context
How Piligund compares
By population, Piligund ranks #60 of 91 villages in Arakera mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.7%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Piligund
- 36.7%
- Arakera mandal
- 37.0%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,086
+76 vs mandal average
- Piligund
- 1,086
- Arakera mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Piligund
- 5.7
- Arakera mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Piligund at a glance
Piligund is a village of 897 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Arakera taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 60th-largest of 91 villages in Arakera taluk. Literacy is 37%, about the same as the taluk average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,086 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 584111, served by Deodurga post office; the LGD village code is 600695. The village votes in Kanakagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa. The population is estimated at 1,018 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mustur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piligund · this village | 897 | 37% | — |
| Mustoor · Arakera | 1,591 | 44% | — |
| Chintalkunta · Arakera | 1,512 | 45% | — |
| Shivangi · Arakera | 1,281 | 43% | — |
| Teggihal · Arakera | 1,002 | 42% | — |
| Jaradbandi · Arakera | 957 | 28% | — |
| Gajjibhavi · Arakera | 883 | 41% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Piligund
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- DEVADURGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ARKERA
- Total area (ha)
- 426.32
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Piligund
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Piligund
- LGD code
- 600695
- Pincode
- 584111
- Post office
- Deodurga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 897
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,018
- Households
- 158
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1086
- Literacy rate
- 36.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koppal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kanakagiri
- Member of Parliament
- K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa
- Block / Mandal
- Arakera
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 584111
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Piligund
Other villages in Arakera mandal
View all 60+ →- Arkera
- Galag
- Kyadigera
- Benderganekal
- Kothdoddi
- Ramdurg
- Maladkal
- Bhumangund
- Somanmardi
- Hosur Siddapur
- Akalkumpi
- Mundargi
- Nagaddinni
- Gandhal
- Mallapur
- Wandli
- Alkod
- Bommanhalli
- Honkatmalli
- Neelgal
- Jagir-Jadaldinni
- Ganekal
- Bhogiramangund
- Ooti
- Hemnur
- Sunkeshwarhal
- Shavantgal
- Mustoor
- Palkanmardi
- Jagatkal
- Chintalkunta
- Chadkalgudda
- Mudalagund
- Sunnadkal
- Maseedpur
- Bandegud
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)