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About Karahalli Village

Karahalli is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 469 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573113
Area (hectares) 261.58 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 469
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karahalli compares

By the 2011 count Karahalli is the 56th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 261.58 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Karahalli

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

How far is Karahalli from other places

Karahalli lies about 24 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 19 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 Karahalli
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 19 km
District headquarters Hassan 24 km

Villages closest to Karahalli

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 Karahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahalli village had a population of 946. That makes it the 56th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Karahalli village has 469 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahalli has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Karahalli is 573113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahalli covers 261.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karahalli falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karahalli is Mavinakere, about 19 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 village for Karahalli.

Karahalli is about 24 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahalli is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 8.0 km away. Mavinakere is about 19 km away. Hassan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmapura (under 2 km), Muddanahalli (under 2 km) and Basavanahalli (2.3 km).

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

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