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About Kembalu Village

Kembalu is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 601 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kembalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kembalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573131
Area (hectares) 482.92 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 601
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kembalu compares

By the 2011 count Kembalu is the 30th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 482.92 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Kembalu

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

How far is Kembalu from other places

Kembalu lies about 35 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mududi, about 16 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 Kembalu
Nearest railway station Mududi 16 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 23 km
District headquarters Hassan 35 km

Villages closest to Kembalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kembalu village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 30th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Kembalu village has 601 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kembalu has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kembalu is 573131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kembalu covers 482.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kembalu falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kembalu is Mududi, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Kembalu.

Kembalu is about 35 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kembalu is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Mududi is about 16 km away. Tiptūr is about 18 km away. Channarayapatna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkarasanahalli (1.6 km), Lakkarasanahalli (1.6 km) and Kakkihalli (1.7 km).

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

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