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About Kalvi West Village

Kalvi West is one of the larger villages in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,626, made up of 3,401 males and 3,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2019.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalvi West Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalvi West village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hadagalli
Pincode 583212
Area (hectares) 2019.05 hectares
Population 6,626
Male Population 3,401
Female Population 3,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalvi West compares

By the 2011 count Kalvi West is the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 2019.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kalvi West

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

Kalvi West lies about 99 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Hagari Bommanahalli, about 24 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 Kalvi West
Tehsil headquarters Hadagalli 14 km
Nearest railway station Hagari Bommanahalli 24 km
District headquarters Bellary 99 km

Villages closest to Kalvi West

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hadagalli 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 Kalvi West

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalvi West village had a population of 6,626. That makes it the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Kalvi West village has 3,401 males and 3,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalvi West has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kalvi West is 583212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalvi West covers 2019.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalvi West falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalvi West is Hagari Bommanahalli, about 24 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 Kalvi West.

Kalvi West is about 99 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalvi West is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 14 km away. Hagari Bommanahalli is about 24 km away. Bellary is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakandi (2.4 km), Hiremallinakeri (5.1 km) and Sovinahalli (6.8 km).

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

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