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About Chowlagere Village

Chowlagere is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 109 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowlagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowlagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573201
Area (hectares) 131.19 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 109
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chowlagere compares

By the 2011 count Chowlagere is the 132nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 131.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Chowlagere

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

Chowlagere lies about 5.0 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hassan Junction, about 5.5 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 Chowlagere
District headquarters Hassan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Hassan Junction 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 15 km

Villages closest to Chowlagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowlagere village had a population of 208. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Chowlagere village has 109 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowlagere has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Chowlagere is 573201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowlagere covers 131.19 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.

Chowlagere falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chowlagere is Hassan Junction, about 5.5 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 Chowlagere.

Chowlagere is about 5.0 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowlagere is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Hassan is about 5.0 km away. Hassan Junction is about 5.5 km away. Alur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hachagodanahalli (3.1 km), Chittanahalli (3.2 km) and Hulasinahalli (4.0 km).

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

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