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About Kelagalale Village

Kelagalale is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 220 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelagalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelagalale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573136
Area (hectares) 227.52 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 220
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelagalale compares

By the 2011 count Kelagalale is the 141st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 227.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kelagalale

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

Kelagalale lies about 33 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 24 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 Kelagalale
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 13 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 24 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 27 km
District headquarters Hassan 33 km

Villages closest to Kelagalale

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 Kelagalale

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelagalale village had a population of 431. That makes it the 141st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kelagalale village has 220 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelagalale has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kelagalale is 573136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelagalale covers 227.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelagalale falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kelagalale is Balupete, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Kelagalale.

Kelagalale is about 33 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelagalale is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 13 km away. Balupete is about 24 km away. Sakleshpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madalapura (under 2 km), Koti Agrahara (under 2 km) and Hippali (1.9 km).

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

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