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About Kallol Village

Kallol is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,171, made up of 2,638 males and 2,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1232.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591244, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallol village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591244
Area (hectares) 1232.47 hectares
Population 5,171
Male Population 2,638
Female Population 2,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallol compares

By the 2011 count Kallol is the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 1232.47 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kallol

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

Kallol lies about 80 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Raybag, about 20 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 Kallol
Nearest town Sadalgi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 16 km
Nearest railway station Raybag 20 km
District headquarters Belgaum 80 km

Villages closest to Kallol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallol village had a population of 5,171. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Kallol village has 2,638 males and 2,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallol has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kallol is 591244. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallol covers 1232.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallol falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallol is Raybag, about 20 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 Kallol.

Kallol is about 80 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallol is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Sadalgi is about 11 km away. Chikodi is about 16 km away. Raybag is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadur (3.0 km), Ankali (4.5 km) and Chandur (4.8 km).

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

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