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About Kavalkere Village

Kavalkere is a small village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 215 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavalkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavalkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583236
Area (hectares) 366.99 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 215
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kavalkere compares

By the 2011 count Kavalkere is the 130th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 366.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kavalkere

Kavalkere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kavalkere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kavalkere from other places

Kavalkere lies about 20 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Bhanapur, about 17 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 Kavalkere
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhanapur 17 km
District headquarters Koppal 20 km

Villages closest to Kavalkere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavalkere village had a population of 425. That makes it the 130th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Kavalkere village has 215 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavalkere has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kavalkere is 583236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavalkere covers 366.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kavalkere falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kavalkere is Bhanapur, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Kavalkere.

Kavalkere is about 20 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavalkere is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Yelbarga is about 15 km away. Bhanapur is about 17 km away. Koppal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ryavanki (under 2 km), Sirur (3.6 km) and Bedwatti (3.9 km).

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

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