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About Kalakapur Village

Kalakapur is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 738 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalakapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582209
Area (hectares) 380.11 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 738
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalakapur compares

By the 2011 count Kalakapur is the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 380.11 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kalakapur

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

Kalakapur lies about 37 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Somanakatti, about 25 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 Kalakapur
Tehsil headquarters Ron 12 km
Nearest railway station Somanakatti 25 km
District headquarters Gadag 37 km

Villages closest to Kalakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalakapur village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Kalakapur village has 738 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalakapur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kalakapur is 582209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalakapur covers 380.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalakapur falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalakapur is Somanakatti, about 25 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 Kalakapur.

Kalakapur is about 37 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalakapur is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Ron is about 12 km away. Somanakatti is about 25 km away. Gadag is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nidagundi (3.5 km), Sudi (5.2 km) and Itagi (6.1 km).

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

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