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About Kalleshwar Village

Kalleshwar is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 382 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1309.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalleshwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581314
Area (hectares) 1309.6 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 382
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Kalleshwar is the 33rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 1309.6 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kalleshwar

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

Kalleshwar lies about 12 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 32 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 Kalleshwar
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 12 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 25 km
Nearest railway station Ankola 32 km

Villages closest to Kalleshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalleshwar village had a population of 749. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Kalleshwar village has 382 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalleshwar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kalleshwar is 581314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalleshwar covers 1309.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalleshwar falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalleshwar is Ankola, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Kalleshwar.

Kalleshwar is about 12 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalleshwar is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 12 km away. Yellāpur is about 25 km away. Ankola is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halvalli (3.6 km), Kammani (5.8 km) and Heggar (6.6 km).

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

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