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About Kallodu Village

Kallodu is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 129 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 193.81 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 129
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kallodu compares

By the 2011 count Kallodu is the 215th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 193.81 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kallodu

Kallodu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kallodu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kallodu from other places

Kallodu lies about 16 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Gollahalli, about 4.0 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 Kallodu
Nearest railway station Gollahalli 4.0 km
Nearest town Nelamangala 9.8 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 17 km

Villages closest to Kallodu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Kallodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallodu village had a population of 237. That makes it the 215th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kallodu village has 129 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallodu has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kallodu is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallodu covers 193.81 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.

Kallodu falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallodu is Gollahalli, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kallodu.

Kallodu is about 16 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallodu is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Gollahalli is about 4.0 km away. Nelamangala is about 9.8 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukkanahalli (under 2 km), Ramadevanahalli (under 2 km) and Kukkalahalli (2.7 km).

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

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