Kalas, Karnataka Explained

Kalas
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:15.0983°N 75.4061°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Name2:Dharwad
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Kundgol
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:23.863
Elevation M:636
Population Total:7219
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:581107
Registration Plate:25
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hubli
Website:http://panchamitra.kar.nic.in/MainMenu.aspx?gp=1513004001&gpname=%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%B8
Demographics1 Info1:Dharwad
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Grama Panchayat Kalas

Kalas is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district in Karnataka. This is the native place of Guru Govindabhatta, who is the guru of Santha Shishunal Sharif. Today we can find Samadhi of Guru Govindabhatta here. His aradhana (death anniversary) takes place every year during summer.

It belongs to Belgaum Division. It is located 67 km to the east of the district headquarters Dharwada, 28 km from Kundgolm and 390 km from the state capital of Bangalore. Kalas' pin code is 581107 and its postal head office is Gudgeri.

Kalas is surrounded by Shiggaon Taluk towards the west, Kundgol Taluk towards the north, Shirahatti Taluk towards the east, and Haveri Taluk towards the south. Lakshmeshwar, Savanur, Shiggaon, Hubli are the cities near Kalas.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India there were 1,406 households in Kalas and a total population of 7,219 consisting of 3,747 males and 3,472 females. There were 872 children ages 0-6.[3]

How to reach Kalas

By Road Lakshmeshwar is the Nearest Town to Kalas. Lakshmeshwar is 11 km from Kalas. Road connectivity is there from Lakshmeshwar to Kalas. By Rail Kalas Halt Rail Way Station, Gudgeri Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Kalas. Also you can consider railway Stations from Near By town Lakshmeshwar. Kalas Halt Rail Way Station are the railway Stations near to Lakshmeshwar. You can reach from Lakshmeshwar to Kalas by road after. However Hubli Jn Rail Way Station is a major railway station 44 km from Kalas.

Colleges near Kalas

Fakkirappa Chennabasappa Mattur Govt Pu And Degree College Address : F.c.m Govt Pu And Degree College station Road

Smt. Kamal & Sri Venkappa M. Angadi College of Engineering & technology. Laxmeshwar Address:Savanur road, Laxmeshwar

BCN Polytechnic Laxmeshwar

Govt P.U college Laxmeshwar.

Schools in Kalas

New High School, Kalas

Navodaya Convent Higher Primary School, Kalas

Govt. Kannada Higher Primary Boys and Girls School, Kalas

Govt. Kannada Lower Primary Boys and Girls School, Kalas.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Village code= 685600 Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India : . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 2008-12-18 . Kalas, Dharwad, Karnataka
  3. Web site: C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) - KARNATAKA. 1 August 2020. Census Commission of India.