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About Kamatanur Village

Kamatanur is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,942, made up of 1,953 males and 1,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamatanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamatanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591221
Area (hectares) 926.92 hectares
Population 3,942
Male Population 1,953
Female Population 1,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamatanur compares

By the 2011 count Kamatanur is the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 926.92 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kamatanur

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

Kamatanur lies about 46 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 23 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 Kamatanur
Nearest town Sankeshwar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 23 km
District headquarters Belgaum 46 km

Villages closest to Kamatanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamatanur village had a population of 3,942. That makes it the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Kamatanur village has 1,953 males and 1,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamatanur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kamatanur is 591221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamatanur covers 926.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamatanur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kamatanur is Parakanahatti, about 23 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 Kamatanur.

Kamatanur is about 46 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamatanur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Sankeshwar is about 4.6 km away. Hukeri is about 9.4 km away. Parakanahatti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nidasoshi (2.8 km), Gavanal (2.8 km) and Nerli (3.2 km).

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

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