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About Kilar Village

Kilar is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 139 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 611.52 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 139
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilar compares

By the 2011 count Kilar is the 113th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 611.52 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kilar

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

Kilar lies about 52 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 12 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 Kilar
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 12 km
Nearest town Sāgar 25 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 52 km

Villages closest to Kilar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilar village had a population of 297. That makes it the 113th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Kilar village has 139 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilar has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kilar is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilar covers 611.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilar falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kilar is Talaguppa, about 12 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 Kilar.

Kilar is about 52 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilar is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 11 km away. Talaguppa is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mensi (under 2 km), Kodgadde (under 2 km) and Kulibid (2.0 km).

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

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