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About Kallapura Village

Kallapura is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 395 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577213
Area (hectares) 628.86 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 395
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallapura compares

By the 2011 count Kallapura is the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 628.86 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kallapura

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

How far is Kallapura from other places

Kallapura lies about 28 km from Shimoga. 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 Kallapura
Nearest town Channagiri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 17 km
District headquarters Shimoga 28 km

Villages closest to Kallapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallapura village had a population of 773. That makes it the 85th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Kallapura village has 395 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallapura has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kallapura is 577213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallapura covers 628.86 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.

Kallapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kallapura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kallapura is about 28 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Channagiri is about 14 km away. Bhadravati is about 17 km away. Shimoga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagoli (3.3 km), Danavadi (3.8 km) and Arakere (5.6 km).

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

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