About Kalasa Village

Kalasa is one of the larger villages in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,198, made up of 5,553 males and 5,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6372.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalasa village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Mudigere
Pincode	577179
Area (hectares)	6372.25 hectares
Population	11,198
Male Population	5,553
Female Population	5,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalasa compares

By the 2011 count Kalasa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 6372.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kalasa

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

Kalasa lies about 46 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 47 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 Kalasa
Tehsil headquarters	Mudigere	33 km
Nearest town	Kārkala	40 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	46 km
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	47 km

Villages closest to Kalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalasa village had a population of 11,198. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kalasa village has 5,553 males and 5,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalasa has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kalasa is 577179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalasa covers 6372.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalasa falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalasa is Chikkamagaluru, about 47 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 Kalasa.

Kalasa is about 46 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalasa is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 33 km away. Kārkala is about 40 km away. Chikmagalur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.