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About Challahalli Village

Challahalli is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 619 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571103
Area (hectares) 408.2 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 619
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Challahalli compares

By the 2011 count Challahalli is the 69th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 408.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Challahalli

Challahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Challahalli 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 Challahalli from other places

Challahalli lies about 24 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Dornahalli, 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 Challahalli
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 14 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Dornahalli 17 km
District headquarters Mysore 24 km

Villages closest to Challahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challahalli village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 69th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Challahalli village has 619 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challahalli has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Challahalli is 571103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challahalli covers 408.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Challahalli falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Challahalli is Dornahalli, 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 Challahalli.

Challahalli is about 24 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challahalli is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 14 km away. Hunsūr is about 14 km away. Dornahalli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hallikere (under 2 km), Benkipura (2.4 km) and Gagenahalli (2.5 km).

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

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