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About Kalingeri Village

Kalingeri is a large village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,369 males and 1,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2202.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalingeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalingeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 582128
Area (hectares) 2202.7 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalingeri compares

By the 2011 count Kalingeri is the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 2202.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kalingeri

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

Kalingeri lies about 50 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Yeshwanthnagar, 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 Kalingeri
Nearest railway station Yeshwanthnagar 11 km
Nearest town Kūdligi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 17 km
District headquarters Bellary 50 km

Villages closest to Kalingeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalingeri village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Kalingeri village has 1,369 males and 1,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalingeri has about 957 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Kalingeri is 582128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalingeri covers 2202.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalingeri falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalingeri is Yeshwanthnagar, 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 <5 km distance for Kalingeri.

Kalingeri is about 50 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalingeri is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Yeshwanthnagar is about 11 km away. Kūdligi is about 14 km away. Sandur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thippanamaradi (under 2 km), Sovenahalli (2.5 km) and Devaramallapur (3.2 km).

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

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