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About Kakkeri Village

Kakkeri is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,442, made up of 2,210 males and 2,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591121
Area (hectares) 796.35 hectares
Population 4,442
Male Population 2,210
Female Population 2,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakkeri compares

By the 2011 count Kakkeri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 796.35 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kakkeri

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

Kakkeri lies about 47 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Alnavar Junction, about 7.1 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 Kakkeri
Nearest railway station Alnavar Junction 7.1 km
Nearest town Haliyal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 28 km
District headquarters Belgaum 47 km

Villages closest to Kakkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkeri village had a population of 4,442. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Kakkeri village has 2,210 males and 2,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkeri has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kakkeri is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkeri covers 796.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakkeri falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kakkeri is Alnavar Junction, about 7.1 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 Kakkeri.

Kakkeri is about 47 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkeri is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Alnavar Junction is about 7.1 km away. Haliyal is about 18 km away. Khanapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karikatti (3.2 km), Bhuranaki (3.4 km) and Linganmath (3.8 km).

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

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