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About Challalu Village

Challalu is a small village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 5 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572140
Area (hectares) 74.22 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 5
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Challalu compares

By the 2011 count Challalu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 74.22 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Challalu

Challalu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Challalu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Challalu from other places

Challalu lies about 25 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Muddalinganahalli, about 10 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 Challalu
Nearest railway station Muddalinganahalli 10 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 25 km

Villages closest to Challalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challalu village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Challalu village has 5 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challalu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Challalu is 572140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challalu covers 74.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Challalu falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Challalu is Muddalinganahalli, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Challalu.

Challalu is about 25 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challalu is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Muddalinganahalli is about 10 km away. Doddaballapura is about 22 km away. Koratagere is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yalachagere (2.3 km), Mayagondanahalli (3.4 km) and Bheemasagara (3.8 km).

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

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