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About Kallige Village

Kallige is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,205, made up of 2,034 males and 2,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574219
Area (hectares) 620.64 hectares
Population 4,205
Male Population 2,034
Female Population 2,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kallige compares

By the 2011 count Kallige is the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 620.64 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kallige

Kallige is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kallige 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kallige from other places

Kallige lies about 34 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Uppala, about 7.5 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 Kallige
Nearest railway station Uppala 7.5 km
Nearest town Ullal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 23 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 34 km

Villages closest to Kallige

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.

Common questions about Kallige

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallige village had a population of 4,205. That makes it the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kallige village has 2,034 males and 2,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallige has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kallige is 574219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallige covers 620.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kallige is Uppala, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kallige is about 34 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallige is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Uppala is about 7.5 km away. Ullal is about 17 km away. Bantval 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 Manila (10 km), Kanyana (10 km) and Peruvai (10 km).

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

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