About Kalavar Village

Kalavar is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 560 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalavar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalavar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574142
Area (hectares)	330.35 hectares
Population	1,115
Male Population	560
Female Population	555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalavar compares

By the 2011 count Kalavar is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 330.35 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Kalavar

Kalavar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalavar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalavar from other places

Kalavar lies about 45 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 2.1 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 Kalavar
Nearest railway station	Jokatte	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	6.9 km
Nearest town	Mangaluru	6.9 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	45 km

Villages closest to Kalavar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalavar village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Kalavar village has 560 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalavar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Kalavar is 574142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalavar covers 330.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalavar falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalavar is Jokatte, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kalavar is about 45 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalavar is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Jokatte is about 2.1 km away. Mangalore is about 6.9 km away. Mangaluru is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.