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- LGD code
- 608992
- Pincode
- 577126
- Post office
- Koppa
- Population
- 1,140
- Households
- 278
- Literacy rate
- 80%
- Sex ratio
- 1092 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 475
- Distance to district centre
- 58 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 249 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 531 km
- Nearest railway station
- Shivamogga - SME · 41 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Devangi · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kelakuli compares
By population, Kelakuli ranks #23 of 80 villages in Koppa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.0%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Kelakuli
- 80.0%
- Koppa mandal
- 75.5%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,092
+59 vs mandal average
- Kelakuli
- 1,092
- Koppa mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kelakuli
- 4.1
- Koppa mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kelakuli at a glance
Kelakuli is a village of 1,140 people in 278 households (Census 2011) in Koppa taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 23rd-largest of 80 villages in Koppa taluk. Literacy is 80%, 5 points above the taluk average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 58 km from the Chikkamagaluru district centre, 15 km from B.Kanabur, the nearest town, 41 km from Shivamogga - SME railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577126, served by Koppa post office; the LGD village code is 608992. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Devangi, 12 km away. The village votes in Sringeri assembly constituency, represented by MLA T.D.Rajegowda. The population is estimated at 1,294 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kelakuli
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KOPPA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 112
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KESAVE
- Total area (ha)
- 1,535.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 45.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 898.11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kelakuli
- LGD code
- 608992
- Pincode
- 577126
- Post office
- Koppa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,140
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,294
- Households
- 278
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1092
- Literacy rate
- 80.0%
- Coordinates
- 13.61193°N, 75.39228°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sringeri
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- T.D.Rajegowda
- Block / Mandal
- Koppa
Getting there
How to reach Kelakuli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru249 kmcapital
- Chennai531 km
- Hyderabad535 km
- Mumbai664 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationShivamogga - SME41 km
- Bus stopWatertank Bus Stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Devangi12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India9 km
- Petrol pumpFuel Station9 km
- Collegeಅಭಿನವ ರಮಾನಂದ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಜೂನಿಯರ್ ಕಾಲೇಜು14 km
- Police stationHariharapura Police Station14 km
Same pincode
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- Kulur
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- Thalamakki
- Nuggi
- Byredevaru
- Bhandigadi
- Hosuru
- Narasipura
- Addada
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- Bilagadde
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- Bhuyanakote
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)