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About Channakal Village

Channakal is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 447 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channakal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563160
Area (hectares) 186.62 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 447
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Channakal compares

By the 2011 count Channakal is the 70th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 186.62 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Channakal

Channakal 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 Channakal 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 Channakal from other places

Channakal lies about 27 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Malur, 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 Channakal
Nearest railway station Malur 1.9 km
Nearest town Mālūr 3.1 km
District headquarters Kolar 27 km

Villages closest to Channakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Channakal village had a population of 841. That makes it the 70th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Channakal village has 447 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channakal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Channakal is 563160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channakal covers 186.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channakal falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Channakal is Malur, 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 Channakal.

Channakal is about 27 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Channakal is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 1.9 km away. Mālūr is about 3.1 km away. Kolar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marasettihalli (under 2 km), Yarapasettihalli (under 2 km) and Dyapasandra (under 2 km).

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

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