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About Challahalli Village

Challahalli is a mid sized village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 407 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 265.3 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 407
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Challahalli compares

By the 2011 count Challahalli is the 104th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 265.3 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Challahalli

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

Challahalli lies about 29 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Rajanukunte, about 8.0 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 Challahalli
Nearest railway station Rajanukunte 8.0 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 29 km
District headquarters Bangalore 29 km

Villages closest to Challahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North 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 Challahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Challahalli village had a population of 803. That makes it the 104th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Challahalli village has 407 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challahalli has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

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

Challahalli covers 265.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Challahalli falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Challahalli is Rajanukunte, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance for Challahalli.

Challahalli is about 29 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challahalli is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Rajanukunte is about 8.0 km away. Doddaballapura is about 9.3 km away. Bangalore North is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haniyur (under 2 km), Sonnenahalli (2.2 km) and Kakkehalli (2.4 km).

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

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