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About Kontikal Village

Kontikal is a mid sized village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 467 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1204.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontikal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 1204.8 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 467
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kontikal compares

By the 2011 count Kontikal is the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1204.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kontikal

Kontikal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kontikal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kontikal from other places

Kontikal lies about 24 km from Bagalkot. 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 Kontikal
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 5.1 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 24 km

Villages closest to Kontikal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontikal village had a population of 969. That makes it the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Kontikal village has 467 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontikal has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kontikal is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kontikal covers 1204.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kontikal falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kontikal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kontikal.

Kontikal is about 24 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontikal is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Bilgi is about 5.1 km away. Bagalkot is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaral (under 2 km), Siddapur (3.1 km) and Dhawaleshwar (3.6 km).

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

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