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About Kalur Village

Kalur is a mid sized village in Tirupati Rural tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 698 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Tirupati Rural
Pincode 517505
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 698
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalur compares

By the 2011 count Kalur is the 14th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,019 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kalur

Kalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalur from other places

Kalur lies about 29 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Ekambarakuppam, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kalur
Nearest town Podaturpet 15 km
Nearest railway station Ekambarakuppam 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupati Rural 29 km
District headquarters Chittoor 29 km

Villages closest to Kalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirupati Rural tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalur village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 14th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,019 residents.

Kalur village has 698 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Kalur is 517505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalur covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalur falls under Tirupati Rural tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalur is Ekambarakuppam, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalur.

Kalur is about 29 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalur is in Tirupati Rural tehsil of Chittoor district. Podaturpet is about 15 km away. Ekambarakuppam is about 24 km away. Tirupati Rural is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanapalle (23 km), Paidi Palle (24 km) and Ramanuja Palle (24 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kalur today is likely to be higher.

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