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About Kallur Village

Kallur is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 177 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 201.03 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 177
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallur compares

By the 2011 count Kallur is the 174th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 201.03 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1014.

Getting to Kallur

Kallur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kallur from other places

Kallur lies about 27 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 14 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 Kallur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 14 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 19 km
District headquarters Hassan 27 km

Villages closest to Kallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallur village had a population of 331. That makes it the 174th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kallur village has 177 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kallur is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallur covers 201.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kallur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallur is Mavinakere, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Kallur.

Kallur is about 27 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about under 2 km away. Mavinakere is about 14 km away. Holenarasipura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kellur (under 2 km), Machagodanahalli (under 2 km) and Arakalgud (under 2 km).

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

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