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About Kelur Village

Kelur is a large village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,913, made up of 1,944 males and 1,969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3247.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587124
Area (hectares) 3247.86 hectares
Population 3,913
Male Population 1,944
Female Population 1,969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelur compares

By the 2011 count Kelur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 3247.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kelur

Kelur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelur 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 Kelur from other places

Kelur lies about 33 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 25 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 Kelur
Nearest town Guledagudda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 18 km
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 25 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 33 km

Villages closest to Kelur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelur village had a population of 3,913. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Kelur village has 1,944 males and 1,969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kelur is 587124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelur covers 3247.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelur falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kelur is Guledgudda Road, about 25 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 Kelur.

Kelur is about 33 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelur is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Guledagudda is about 15 km away. Hungund is about 18 km away. Guledgudda Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilapur (3.8 km), Benakanavari (3.9 km) and Tallikeri (3.9 km).

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

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