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About Challamakunte Village

Challamakunte is a small village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 2 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challamakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challamakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 562129
Area (hectares) 206.08 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 2
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Challamakunte compares

By the 2011 count Challamakunte is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 206.08 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 931.

Getting to Challamakunte

Challamakunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Challamakunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Challamakunte from other places

Challamakunte lies about 22 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Kempegowda International Airport Halt, about 12 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 Challamakunte
Nearest town Hoskote 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kempegowda International Airport Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore 22 km

Villages closest to Challamakunte

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 Challamakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Challamakunte village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Challamakunte village has 2 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challamakunte has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Challamakunte is 562129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challamakunte covers 206.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Challamakunte is Kempegowda International Airport Halt, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Challamakunte.

Challamakunte is about 22 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challamakunte is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Hoskote is about 9.3 km away. Kempegowda International Airport Halt is about 12 km away. Bangalore North is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manchappanahosahalli (2.1 km), Marasandra (2.7 km) and Marasandra Amanikere (2.7 km).

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

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