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About Kambal Village

Kambal is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 657 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kambal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 485.55 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 657
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kambal compares

By the 2011 count Kambal is the 20th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 485.55 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kambal

Kambal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kambal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kambal from other places

Kambal lies about 36 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dobaspet, about 7.4 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 Kambal
Nearest railway station Dobaspet 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 18 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 36 km

Villages closest to Kambal

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 Kambal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kambal village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 20th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kambal village has 657 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kambal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kambal is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kambal covers 485.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kambal is Dobaspet, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kambal is about 36 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kambal is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dobaspet is about 7.4 km away. Nelamangala is about 18 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gantehosahalli (1.5 km), Shivagange (1.7 km) and Gottikere (1.7 km).

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

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