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About Kereyagalahalli Village

Kereyagalahalli is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 445 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kereyagalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kereyagalahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577557
Area (hectares) 809.49 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 445
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kereyagalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kereyagalahalli is the 87th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 809.49 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kereyagalahalli

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

Kereyagalahalli lies about 23 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 20 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 Kereyagalahalli
Nearest railway station Amritapura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 21 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 23 km

Villages closest to Kereyagalahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kereyagalahalli village had a population of 880. That makes it the 87th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Kereyagalahalli village has 445 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kereyagalahalli has about 978 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kereyagalahalli is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kereyagalahalli covers 809.49 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.

Kereyagalahalli falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kereyagalahalli is Amritapura, about 20 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 Kereyagalahalli.

Kereyagalahalli is about 23 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kereyagalahalli is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 20 km away. Holalkere is about 21 km away. Chitradurga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chowdagondanahalli (under 2 km), Upparigenahalli (1.6 km) and Sangenahalli (2.8 km).

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

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