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About Chalganahalli Village

Chalganahalli is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 294 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563162
Area (hectares) 170.8 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 294
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Chalganahalli is the 154th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 170.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chalganahalli

Chalganahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalganahalli 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalganahalli from other places

Chalganahalli lies about 14 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Chinnakotte, about 6.7 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 Chalganahalli
Nearest railway station Chinnakotte 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 6.9 km
District headquarters Kolar 14 km

Villages closest to Chalganahalli

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 Chalganahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalganahalli village had a population of 586. That makes it the 154th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Chalganahalli village has 294 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalganahalli has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Chalganahalli covers 170.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalganahalli falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chalganahalli is Chinnakotte, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Chalganahalli is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Chinnakotte is about 6.7 km away. Bangarapet is about 6.9 km away. Kolar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaganahalli (under 2 km), Kamandahalli (under 2 km) and Kurubarahalli (under 2 km).

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

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