About Chowlihiriyur Village

Chowlihiriyur is a large village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,236, made up of 2,158 males and 2,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1628.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowlihiriyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowlihiriyur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Kadur
Pincode	577180
Area (hectares)	1628.25 hectares
Population	4,236
Male Population	2,158
Female Population	2,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chowlihiriyur compares

By the 2011 count Chowlihiriyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 1628.25 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chowlihiriyur

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

Chowlihiriyur lies about 62 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 21 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 Chowlihiriyur
Nearest town	Hosadurga	15 km
Nearest railway station	Shivani	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadur	26 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	62 km

Villages closest to Chowlihiriyur

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.

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Common questions about Chowlihiriyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowlihiriyur village had a population of 4,236. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Chowlihiriyur village has 2,158 males and 2,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowlihiriyur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chowlihiriyur is 577180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowlihiriyur covers 1628.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowlihiriyur falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chowlihiriyur is Shivani, about 21 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 Chowlihiriyur.

Chowlihiriyur is about 62 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowlihiriyur is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Hosadurga is about 15 km away. Shivani is about 21 km away. Kadur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.