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About Kumbalur Village

Kumbalur is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,650, made up of 2,344 males and 2,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1075.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577530
Area (hectares) 1075.7 hectares
Population 4,650
Male Population 2,344
Female Population 2,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbalur compares

By the 2011 count Kumbalur is the 7th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 1075.7 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kumbalur

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

Kumbalur lies about 21 km from Davanagere. 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 Kumbalur
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 16 km
District headquarters Davanagere 21 km

Villages closest to Kumbalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbalur village had a population of 4,650. That makes it the 7th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Kumbalur village has 2,344 males and 2,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbalur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kumbalur is 577530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbalur covers 1075.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumbalur falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kumbalur notes the nearest railway station 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 Kumbalur.

Kumbalur is about 21 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbalur is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 16 km away. Davanagere 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 Jigali (2.3 km), Nittur (2.5 km) and Vadera Basapura (2.7 km).

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

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