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About Katharaki Village

Katharaki is a mid sized village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 778 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katharaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katharaki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587201
Area (hectares) 659.94 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 778
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katharaki compares

By the 2011 count Katharaki is the 63rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 659.94 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Katharaki

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

Katharaki lies about 39 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Jakanur, about 3.7 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 Katharaki
Nearest railway station Jakanur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 8.7 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 8.7 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 39 km

Villages closest to Katharaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katharaki village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Katharaki village has 778 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katharaki has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Katharaki is 587201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katharaki covers 659.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katharaki falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katharaki is Jakanur, about 3.7 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 Katharaki.

Katharaki is about 39 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katharaki is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jakanur is about 3.7 km away. Badami is about 8.7 km away. Bādāmi is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thaminal (1.9 km), Hanamaneri (2.3 km) and Hanamaneri Inam (2.3 km).

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

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