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About Kallihal Village

Kallihal is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 642 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577233
Area (hectares) 309.76 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 642
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallihal compares

By the 2011 count Kallihal is the 49th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 309.76 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kallihal

Kallihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallihal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kallihal from other places

Kallihal lies about 21 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 15 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 Kallihal
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 14 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 14 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 21 km

Villages closest to Kallihal

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 Kallihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallihal village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 49th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Kallihal village has 642 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallihal has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kallihal is 577233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallihal covers 309.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallihal falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallihal is Shimoga Bidare, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kallihal.

Kallihal is about 21 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallihal is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 14 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 14 km away. Shimoga Bidare is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dombarabyranahalli (under 2 km), Arakere (1.6 km) and Marasettyhalli (1.9 km).

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

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