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About Kalas Village

Kalas is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 414 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalas village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587155
Area (hectares) 574.53 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 414
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalas compares

By the 2011 count Kalas is the 113th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 574.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kalas

Kalas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalas from other places

Kalas lies about 41 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 11 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 Kalas
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 18 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 18 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 41 km

Villages closest to Kalas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badami 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 Kalas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalas village had a population of 825. That makes it the 113th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kalas village has 414 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalas has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kalas is 587155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalas covers 574.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalas falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalas is Lakhmapur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalas.

Kalas is about 41 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalas is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Lakhmapur is about 11 km away. Badami is about 18 km away. Bādāmi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadawatti (under 2 km), Narasapur (2.7 km) and Kittali (2.9 km).

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

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