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About Kalamarahalli Village

Kalamarahalli is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 475 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalamarahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalamarahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577522
Area (hectares) 856.63 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 475
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalamarahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kalamarahalli is the 120th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 856.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Kalamarahalli

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

Kalamarahalli lies about 41 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 25 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 Kalamarahalli
Nearest town Hiriyūr 24 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 41 km

Villages closest to Kalamarahalli

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 Kalamarahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalamarahalli village had a population of 939. That makes it the 120th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Kalamarahalli village has 475 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalamarahalli has about 977 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 Kalamarahalli is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalamarahalli covers 856.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalamarahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalamarahalli is Somaguddu, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Kalamarahalli.

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

Kalamarahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyūr is about 24 km away. Somaguddu is about 25 km away. Challakere is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kyathanamale (1.9 km), Gorlathu (3.9 km) and Belagere (6.3 km).

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

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