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About Kallapura Village

Kallapura is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 790 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577146
Area (hectares) 310.57 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 790
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallapura compares

By the 2011 count Kallapura is the 35th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 310.57 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kallapura

Kallapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kallapura from other places

Kallapura lies about 41 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 5.2 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 Kallapura
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 4.8 km
Nearest town Kadūr 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kadur Junction 5.2 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 41 km

Villages closest to Kallapura

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 Kallapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallapura village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 35th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kallapura village has 790 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallapura has about 994 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Kallapura is 577146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallapura covers 310.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallapura is Kadur Junction, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kallapura.

Kallapura is about 41 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kadur is about 4.8 km away. Kadūr is about 4.8 km away. Kadur Junction is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurubarahalli (under 2 km), Siddarahalli (2.0 km) and Hanumapura (2.2 km).

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

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