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About Chatnihal Village

Chatnihal is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 524 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatnihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatnihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587154
Area (hectares) 352.91 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 524
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatnihal compares

By the 2011 count Chatnihal is the 63rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 352.91 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chatnihal

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

Chatnihal lies about 52 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 38 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 Chatnihal
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 10 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 38 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 52 km

Villages closest to Chatnihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatnihal village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Chatnihal village has 524 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatnihal has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chatnihal is 587154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatnihal covers 352.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatnihal falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chatnihal is Linganabandi, about 38 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 Chatnihal.

Chatnihal is about 52 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatnihal is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 10 km away. Linganabandi is about 38 km away. Bagalkot is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malagihal (under 2 km), Jambaladinni (1.6 km) and Hirehunakunti (2.0 km).

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

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