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About Kalmadavu Village

Kalmadavu is a small village in Savanur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 124 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmadavu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmadavu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Savanur
Pincode 581118
Area (hectares) 369.32 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 124
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmadavu compares

By the 2011 count Kalmadavu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents. Its 369.32 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Kalmadavu

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

Kalmadavu lies about 14 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 7.5 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 Kalmadavu
Nearest railway station Kalsur 7.5 km
Nearest town Bankāpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Savanur 8.8 km
District headquarters Haveri 14 km

Villages closest to Kalmadavu

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 Kalmadavu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmadavu village had a population of 229. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents.

Kalmadavu village has 124 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmadavu has about 847 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 Kalmadavu is 581118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmadavu covers 369.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalmadavu falls under Savanur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalmadavu is Kalsur, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalmadavu.

Kalmadavu is about 14 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmadavu is in Savanur tehsil of Haveri district. Kalsur is about 7.5 km away. Bankāpur is about 8.1 km away. Savanur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurubaramallur (under 2 km), Bardur (1.8 km) and Mannangi (3.0 km).

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

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