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About Chillur Village

Chillur is a mid sized village in Savanur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 656 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 995.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chillur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chillur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Savanur
Pincode 581126
Area (hectares) 995.23 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 656
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chillur compares

By the 2011 count Chillur is the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents. Its 995.23 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chillur

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

Chillur lies about 26 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 9.0 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 Chillur
Tehsil headquarters Savanur 4.9 km
Nearest town Savanūr 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 9.0 km
District headquarters Haveri 26 km

Villages closest to Chillur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chillur village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents.

Chillur village has 656 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chillur has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chillur is 581126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chillur covers 995.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chillur falls under Savanur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chillur is Yalavigi, about 9.0 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 Chillur.

Chillur is about 26 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chillur is in Savanur tehsil of Haveri district. Savanur is about 4.9 km away. Savanūr is about 4.9 km away. Yalavigi is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chillur Badni (under 2 km), Mantrodi (3.3 km) and Karadagi (3.4 km).

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

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