About Chelur Village

Chelur is a mid sized village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 483 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574153
Area (hectares)	344.65 hectares
Population	987
Male Population	483
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chelur compares

By the 2011 count Chelur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 344.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chelur

Chelur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chelur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chelur from other places

Chelur lies about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Farangipete, about 6.0 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 Chelur
Nearest railway station	Farangipete	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	8.6 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	8.6 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	28 km

Villages closest to Chelur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelur village had a population of 987. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Chelur village has 483 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chelur is 574153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelur covers 344.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chelur falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chelur is Farangipete, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chelur.

Chelur is about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelur is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Farangipete is about 6.0 km away. Bantval is about 8.6 km away. Bantvāl is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.