About Chelavara Village

Chelavara is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 353 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3061.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelavara village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Madikeri
Pincode	571212
Area (hectares)	3061.86 hectares
Population	737
Male Population	353
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelavara compares

By the 2011 count Chelavara is the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 3061.86 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chelavara

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

Chelavara lies about 22 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 46 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 Chelavara
District headquarters	Kodagu	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madikeri	25 km
Nearest railway station	Pappinisseri	46 km

Villages closest to Chelavara

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

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Common questions about Chelavara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelavara village had a population of 737. That makes it the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Chelavara village has 353 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelavara has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Chelavara is 571212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelavara covers 3061.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chelavara falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chelavara is Pappinisseri, about 46 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 Chelavara.

Chelavara is about 22 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelavara is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 22 km away. Madikeri is about 25 km away. Pappinisseri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.