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About Kaitanal Village

Kaitanal is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,393, made up of 1,205 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1929.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaitanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaitanal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591344
Area (hectares) 1929.05 hectares
Population 2,393
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaitanal compares

By the 2011 count Kaitanal is the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 1929.05 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kaitanal

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

Kaitanal lies about 39 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 14 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 Kaitanal
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 13 km
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 14 km
District headquarters Belgaum 39 km

Villages closest to Kaitanal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaitanal village had a population of 2,393. That makes it the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Kaitanal village has 1,205 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaitanal has about 986 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Kaitanal is 591344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaitanal covers 1929.05 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.

Kaitanal falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaitanal is Pachhapur, about 14 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 Kaitanal.

Kaitanal is about 39 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaitanal is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Gokak is about 13 km away. Pachhapur is about 14 km away. Belgaum is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tavag (3.0 km), Khanagaon (4.5 km) and Kolavi (5.8 km).

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

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