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About Kaliya Village

Kaliya is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,792, made up of 1,908 males and 1,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1044.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574217
Area (hectares) 1044.56 hectares
Population 3,792
Male Population 1,908
Female Population 1,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliya compares

By the 2011 count Kaliya is the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1044.56 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kaliya

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

Kaliya lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 21 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 Kaliya
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 3.0 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 13 km
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 21 km
Nearest town Puttūr 22 km

Villages closest to Kaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliya village had a population of 3,792. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Kaliya village has 1,908 males and 1,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliya has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kaliya is 574217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliya covers 1044.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaliya falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaliya is Neralakatte, about 21 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 village for Kaliya.

Kaliya is about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliya is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 3.0 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 13 km away. Neralakatte is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odilnala (under 2 km), Nyayatarpu (2.9 km) and Kuvettu (3.3 km).

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

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