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About Kerakalamatti Village

Kerakalamatti is a large village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,278 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerakalamatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakalamatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587206
Area (hectares) 796.87 hectares
Population 2,533
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakalamatti compares

By the 2011 count Kerakalamatti is the 29th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 796.87 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Kerakalamatti

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

Kerakalamatti lies about 14 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kerakalamatti, about under 2 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 Kerakalamatti
Nearest railway station Kerakalamatti under 2 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 26 km

Villages closest to Kerakalamatti

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 Kerakalamatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakalamatti village had a population of 2,533. That makes it the 29th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kerakalamatti village has 1,278 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakalamatti has about 982 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 Kerakalamatti is 587206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakalamatti covers 796.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerakalamatti falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerakalamatti is Kerakalamatti, about under 2 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 Kerakalamatti.

Kerakalamatti is about 14 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerakalamatti is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Kerakalamatti is about under 2 km away. Bagalkot is about 14 km away. Badami is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganganabudihal (2.4 km), Jalageri (4.8 km) and Kagalagomba (5.1 km).

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

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