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About Athni Village

Athni is one of the larger villages in Athni tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,996, made up of 7,255 males and 6,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11540.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athni village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Athni
Pincode 591304
Area (hectares) 11540.5 hectares
Population 13,996
Male Population 7,255
Female Population 6,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athni compares

By the 2011 count Athni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents. Its 11540.5 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Athni

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

Athni lies about 114 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kudachi, about 25 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 Athni
Nearest town Athani under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kudachi 25 km
District headquarters Belgaum 114 km

Villages closest to Athni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athni village had a population of 13,996. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,473 residents.

Athni village has 7,255 males and 6,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athni has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Athni is 591304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athni covers 11540.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athni falls under Athni tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Athni is Kudachi, about 25 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 village for Athni.

Athni is about 114 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athni is in Athni tehsil of Belgaum district. Athani is about under 2 km away. Kudachi is about 25 km away. Belgaum is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athani (under 2 km), Naganur P A (under 2 km) and Sankonahatti (4.4 km).

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

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