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About Kalalghatta Village

Kalalghatta is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 384 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalalghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalalghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562132
Area (hectares) 287.82 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 384
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalalghatta compares

By the 2011 count Kalalghatta is the 76th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 287.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kalalghatta

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

Kalalghatta lies about 27 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Doddabele, 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 Kalalghatta
Nearest railway station Doddabele 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 13 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 27 km

Villages closest to Kalalghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalalghatta village had a population of 693. That makes it the 76th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kalalghatta village has 384 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalalghatta has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kalalghatta is 562132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalalghatta covers 287.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalalghatta falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalalghatta is Doddabele, about 4.0 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 village for Kalalghatta.

Kalalghatta is about 27 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalalghatta is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Doddabele is about 4.0 km away. Nelamangala is about 13 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasapura (under 2 km), Harvesandra (under 2 km) and Gundenahalli (1.6 km).

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

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