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About Chalamatti Village

Chalamatti is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 461 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalamatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalamatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581204
Area (hectares) 575.13 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 461
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalamatti compares

By the 2011 count Chalamatti is the 60th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 575.13 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chalamatti

Chalamatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalamatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chalamatti from other places

Chalamatti lies about 21 km from Dharwad. 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 Chalamatti
Nearest town Hubballi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 14 km
District headquarters Dharwad 21 km

Villages closest to Chalamatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalamatti village had a population of 862. That makes it the 60th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Chalamatti village has 461 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalamatti has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chalamatti is 581204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalamatti covers 575.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalamatti falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Chalamatti 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 10+ km distance for Chalamatti.

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

Chalamatti is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Hubballi is about 11 km away. Kalghatgi is about 14 km away. Dharwad 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 Kadankoppa (2.2 km), Kurankoppa (3.7 km) and Mishrikoti (3.7 km).

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

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