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About Kellur Village

Kellur is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 94 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kellur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577132
Area (hectares) 259.5 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 94
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,223
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kellur compares

By the 2011 count Kellur is the 105th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 259.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kellur

Kellur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kellur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kellur from other places

Kellur lies about 51 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 40 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 Kellur
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 30 km
Nearest town Mūdbidri 40 km
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 40 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 51 km

Villages closest to Kellur

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.

Common questions about Kellur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kellur village had a population of 209. That makes it the 105th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kellur village has 94 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kellur has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kellur is 577132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kellur covers 259.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kellur falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kellur is Narimogaru, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Kellur.

Kellur is about 51 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kellur is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 30 km away. Mūdbidri is about 40 km away. Narimogaru is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balige (8.9 km), Durgadahalli (9.2 km) and Madugundi (10 km).

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

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