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About Karoshi Village

Karoshi is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,481, made up of 4,213 males and 4,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2407.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karoshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karoshi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591226
Area (hectares) 2407.6 hectares
Population 8,481
Male Population 4,213
Female Population 4,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karoshi compares

By the 2011 count Karoshi is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 2407.6 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Karoshi

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

Karoshi lies about 58 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 20 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 Karoshi
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 20 km
District headquarters Belgaum 58 km

Villages closest to Karoshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karoshi village had a population of 8,481. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Karoshi village has 4,213 males and 4,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karoshi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Karoshi is 591226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karoshi covers 2407.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karoshi falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karoshi is Bagewadi, about 20 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 Karoshi.

Karoshi is about 58 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karoshi is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi is about 6.8 km away. Bagewadi is about 20 km away. Belgaum is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jainapur (3.4 km), Khajagoudanhatti (3.9 km) and Mugali (3.9 km).

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

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