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About Chowdlapura Village

Chowdlapura is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 160 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowdlapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowdlapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 276.07 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 160
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Chowdlapura compares

By the 2011 count Chowdlapura is the 186th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 276.07 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chowdlapura

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

Chowdlapura lies about 53 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Chowdlapura
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 17 km
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Kadur Junction 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 53 km

Villages closest to Chowdlapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowdlapura village had a population of 301. That makes it the 186th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Chowdlapura village has 160 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowdlapura has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chowdlapura is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowdlapura covers 276.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chowdlapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chowdlapura is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Chowdlapura.

Chowdlapura is about 53 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowdlapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kadur is about 17 km away. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Kadur Junction 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 Chandrapura (under 2 km), Chokkapura (under 2 km) and G Byrapura (under 2 km).

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

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