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About Karahalli Village

Karahalli is a large village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,333 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563162
Area (hectares) 335.48 hectares
Population 2,586
Male Population 1,333
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karahalli compares

By the 2011 count Karahalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 335.48 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Karahalli

Karahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karahalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karahalli from other places

Karahalli lies about 16 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Bangarpet Junction, about 1.9 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 Karahalli
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bangarpet Junction 1.9 km
District headquarters Kolar 16 km

Villages closest to Karahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karahalli village had a population of 2,586. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Karahalli village has 1,333 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karahalli has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Karahalli is 563162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karahalli covers 335.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karahalli falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karahalli is Bangarpet Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karahalli.

Karahalli is about 16 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karahalli is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Bangarapet is about under 2 km away. Bangarpet Junction is about 1.9 km away. Kolar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelaburgi (under 2 km), Nernahalli (1.7 km) and Desihlli (2.1 km).

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

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