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About Pillahalli Village

Pillahalli is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 729 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1188.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577538
Area (hectares) 1188.82 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 729
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillahalli compares

By the 2011 count Pillahalli is the 92nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1188.82 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pillahalli

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

How far is Pillahalli from other places

Pillahalli lies about 60 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Kadiridevarapalli, about 32 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 Pillahalli
Nearest railway station Kadiridevarapalli 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 35 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 60 km

Villages closest to Pillahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillahalli village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Pillahalli village has 729 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillahalli has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pillahalli is 577538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillahalli covers 1188.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pillahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pillahalli is Kadiridevarapalli, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pillahalli.

Pillahalli is about 60 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Kadiridevarapalli is about 32 km away. Challakere is about 35 km away. Chitradurga is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadegude (5.5 km), Putloorahalli (8.9 km) and Parasuramapura (9.0 km).

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

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