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About Kamalapur Village

Kamalapur is a mid sized village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 927 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 895.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581119
Area (hectares) 895.75 hectares
Population 1,773
Male Population 927
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalapur compares

By the 2011 count Kamalapur is the 39th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 895.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kamalapur

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

Kamalapur lies about 57 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 31 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 Kamalapur
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 26 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 27 km
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 31 km
District headquarters Haveri 57 km

Villages closest to Kamalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamalapur village had a population of 1,773. That makes it the 39th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Kamalapur village has 927 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalapur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kamalapur is 581119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamalapur covers 895.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamalapur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kamalapur is Chalgeri, about 31 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 Kamalapur.

Kamalapur is about 57 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalapur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 26 km away. Shikaripura is about 27 km away. Chalgeri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maidur (2.1 km), Hallur (2.9 km) and Chikkabbar (3.1 km).

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

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