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About Kalenahalli Village

Kalenahalli is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 431 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577214
Area (hectares) 317.81 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 431
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kalenahalli is the 89th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 317.81 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kalenahalli

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

Kalenahalli lies about 45 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 22 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 Kalenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 45 km

Villages closest to Kalenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalenahalli village had a population of 863. That makes it the 89th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kalenahalli village has 431 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalenahalli has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kalenahalli is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalenahalli covers 317.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalenahalli falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalenahalli is Adderi, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Kalenahalli.

Kalenahalli is about 45 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalenahalli is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 3.9 km away. Shikaripura is about 3.9 km away. Adderi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotta (under 2 km), Chunchinakoppa (2.8 km) and Kappanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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