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About Kamalur Village

Kamalur is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 210 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 296.28 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 210
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalur is the 163rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 296.28 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kamalur

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

How far is Kamalur from other places

Kamalur lies about 17 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Oddarahalli, about 5.7 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 Kamalur
Nearest railway station Oddarahalli 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 8.9 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 8.9 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 17 km

Villages closest to Kamalur

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 Kamalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamalur village had a population of 425. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kamalur village has 210 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Kamalur covers 296.28 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamalur is Oddarahalli, about 5.7 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 km distance for Kamalur.

Kamalur is about 17 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalur is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Oddarahalli is about 5.7 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 8.9 km away. Doddaballapura is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siravara (under 2 km), Antharahalli (2.3 km) and Allalasandra (2.3 km).

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

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