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About Yelekadakalu Village

Yelekadakalu is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 362 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelekadakalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelekadakalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572121
Area (hectares) 480.96 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 362
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yelekadakalu compares

By the 2011 count Yelekadakalu is the 92nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 480.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Yelekadakalu

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

Yelekadakalu lies about 62 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, 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 Yelekadakalu
Nearest railway station Channapatna 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 28 km
District headquarters Tumkur 62 km

Villages closest to Yelekadakalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelekadakalu village had a population of 716. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Yelekadakalu village has 362 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelekadakalu has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Yelekadakalu is 572121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelekadakalu covers 480.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Yelekadakalu falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yelekadakalu is Channapatna, 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 village for Yelekadakalu.

Yelekadakalu is about 62 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelekadakalu is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Channapatna is about 17 km away. Kunigal is about 28 km away. Tumkur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devasandra (1.7 km), Kachihalli (2.8 km) and Ujjani (2.9 km).

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

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