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About Kallya Village

Kallya is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,864, made up of 1,824 males and 2,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1892.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574110
Area (hectares) 1892.71 hectares
Population 3,864
Male Population 1,824
Female Population 2,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallya compares

By the 2011 count Kallya is the 20th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1892.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kallya

Kallya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kallya from other places

Kallya lies about 32 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 26 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 Kallya
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 3.8 km
Nearest town Kārkala 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 26 km
District headquarters Udupi 32 km

Villages closest to Kallya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallya village had a population of 3,864. That makes it the 20th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kallya village has 1,824 males and 2,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallya has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kallya is 574110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallya covers 1892.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallya falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kallya is Nandikoor, about 26 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 village for Kallya.

Kallya is about 32 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallya is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 3.8 km away. Kārkala is about 3.8 km away. Nandikoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudar (4.1 km), Jarkala (4.2 km) and Hermunde (4.5 km).

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

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