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About Kalapura Village

Kalapura is a large village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,830, made up of 1,995 males and 1,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1810.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Kudligi
Pincode 583130
Area (hectares) 1810.17 hectares
Population 3,830
Male Population 1,995
Female Population 1,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalapura compares

By the 2011 count Kalapura is the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1810.17 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kalapura

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

Kalapura lies about 84 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, about 11 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 Kalapura
Nearest town Kottūru 10 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudligi 22 km
District headquarters Bellary 84 km

Villages closest to Kalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalapura village had a population of 3,830. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Kalapura village has 1,995 males and 1,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalapura has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kalapura is 583130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalapura covers 1810.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalapura falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalapura is Kotturu, about 11 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 village for Kalapura.

Kalapura is about 84 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalapura is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Kottūru is about 10 km away. Kotturu is about 11 km away. Kudligi 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 Ujjini (3.2 km), Hirevaddarahalli (4.1 km) and Nagenahalli (5.7 km).

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

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