Kellamballi

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Coordinates: 11°58′32″N 76°54′15″E / 11.975543°N 76.904253°E / 11.975543; 76.904253

Kellamballi church
Kellamballi village

Kellamballi is a small village in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka state, India.

Location[edit]

Kellamballi is located between Nanjangud town and Chamarajanagar town on Mysore Chamarajanagar main road. Kellamballi is at a distance of two kilometers from Chamarajanagar town.

Access[edit]

Kellamballi village is easily accessible from Mysore-Chamarajanagar main road. There is a railway station in the village which is called Mariyala Gangavadi railway station.

Post office[edit]

There is a post office (Zilla Adalitha Bhavan) at Kellamballi village and the postal code is 571313.

Demographics[edit]

The people of Kellamballi are chiefly agrarian. A few work in government establishments in Chamarajanagar town. The population of the village is 2,342 living in 513 houses. The area of the village is 1060 hectares.

Economy[edit]

The provincial government has started a Rs.400 crore project on 1`,595 acres of land called Badanaguppe-Kellamballi Industrial Estate which will include sectors like automobile, food processing, textiles, leather, granite and agriculture related industries.[1]

Education[edit]

  • Kellambally School
  • Murukaraj First Grade College

Places of worship[edit]

There is a prominent Hindu ashram called Murukaraj Matt in this village. There is also a little church of the catholic sect in the middle of the village square.

See also[edit]

Image gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Correspondent (23 June 2015). "CM to launch two projects in Chamarajanagar today" – via www.thehindu.com.