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About Kelakodli Village

Kelakodli is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 292 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelakodli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelakodli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571231
Area (hectares) 469.51 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 292
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelakodli compares

By the 2011 count Kelakodli is the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 469.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kelakodli

Kelakodli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kelakodli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kelakodli from other places

Kelakodli lies about 49 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 15 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 Kelakodli
Nearest railway station Balupete 15 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 25 km
District headquarters Kodagu 49 km

Villages closest to Kelakodli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelakodli village had a population of 596. That makes it the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Kelakodli village has 292 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelakodli has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Kelakodli is 571231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelakodli covers 469.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelakodli falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kelakodli is Balupete, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kelakodli.

Kelakodli is about 49 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelakodli is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Balupete is about 15 km away. Sakleshpur is about 17 km away. Somvarpet is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddakodli (under 2 km), Honnekodi (2.5 km) and Bembalur (2.5 km).

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

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