Skip to main content

About Kallukunte Village

Kallukunte is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 239 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallukunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallukunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 463.8 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 239
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallukunte compares

By the 2011 count Kallukunte is the 157th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 463.8 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Kallukunte

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

Kallukunte lies about 30 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 10 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 Kallukunte
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 10 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 21 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 30 km

Villages closest to Kallukunte

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 Kallukunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallukunte village had a population of 446. That makes it the 157th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kallukunte village has 239 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallukunte has about 866 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 Kallukunte is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallukunte covers 463.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kallukunte is Makalidurga, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Kallukunte.

Kallukunte is about 30 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallukunte is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 10 km away. Gauribidanur is about 21 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujjani (2.2 km), Kottige Machenahalli (2.8 km) and Mallasandra (3.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.