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About Kakolu Village

Kakolu is a mid sized village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 635 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560089, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakolu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 560089
Area (hectares) 577.43 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 635
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakolu compares

By the 2011 count Kakolu is the 66th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 577.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kakolu

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

How far is Kakolu from other places

Kakolu lies about 25 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Rajanukunte, about 5.2 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 Kakolu
Nearest railway station Rajanukunte 5.2 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 25 km
District headquarters Bangalore 25 km

Villages closest to Kakolu

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 Kakolu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakolu village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 66th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Kakolu village has 635 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakolu has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kakolu is 560089. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakolu covers 577.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kakolu is Rajanukunte, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kakolu.

Kakolu is about 25 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakolu is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Rajanukunte is about 5.2 km away. Doddaballapura is about 12 km away. Bangalore North is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budumanahalli (under 2 km), Sonnenahalli (2.4 km) and Dibburu (2.4 km).

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

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