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About Kalyan Village

Kalyan is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 374 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyan village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581202
Area (hectares) 345.7 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 374
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalyan compares

By the 2011 count Kalyan is the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 345.7 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kalyan

Kalyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalyan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalyan from other places

Kalyan lies about 26 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 20 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 Kalyan
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 20 km
District headquarters Haveri 26 km

Villages closest to Kalyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyan village had a population of 714. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Kalyan village has 374 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kalyan is 581202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalyan covers 345.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalyan falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalyan is Savanur, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalyan.

Kalyan 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.

Kalyan is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 4.5 km away. Savanur is about 20 km away. Haveri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hottur (under 2 km), Baad (2.0 km) and Khursapur (2.2 km).

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

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