Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan # Kembalu Kembalu is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code 573131. The 2011 Census counted 1,271 people in 347 households, the 31st largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 1,271 people (2011) - 347 households - 78.5% literacy - 573131 PIN code ## Kembalu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kembalu is 573131. Kembalu falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code 573131 - Gram panchayat Kembalu - Community development block Channarayapatna - Census village code 617138 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kembalu from nearby towns? - Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Hassan (district HQ) 46 km by road - Channarayapatna (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kembalu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kembalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bagur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Channarayapatna - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bagur - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kembalu known for? The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 69% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kembalu Of every 100 households in Kembalu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kembalu · ■ Channarayapatna rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 91% - Toilet within the home 14% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 83% - Tap water 82% 56% - Drinking water within premises 56% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 92% - Use banking services 92% 79% - Television 68% 59% - Mobile phone 63% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 19% 21% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 12% 15% - Own their home 92% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kembalu? ■ Kembalu · ■ Channarayapatna rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.5% 73.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1115 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 962 - Working population 34.1% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 223 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (10%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 141 (33%) · ■ Marginal 20 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Channarayapatna - Gollara Hosahalli 1,307 people - Chalya 1,299 people - Madaba 1,286 people - Agrahara 1,285 people - Kalasinda 1,248 people - Belasinda 1,237 people - Cholenahalli 1,235 people - Kalkere 1,186 people All 384 villages in Channarayapatna ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kembalu? 573131 - How far is Kembalu from Hassan? 46 km by road - What is the population of Kembalu? 1,271 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kembalu in? Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kembalu? 78.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/kembalu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.