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About Karikatti Village

Karikatti is a large village in Parasgad tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,835, made up of 2,437 males and 2,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2352.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Parasgad
Pincode 591213
Area (hectares) 2352.73 hectares
Population 4,835
Male Population 2,437
Female Population 2,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karikatti compares

By the 2011 count Karikatti is the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 2352.73 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Karikatti

Karikatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karikatti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karikatti from other places

Karikatti lies about 18 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sulebhavi, about 3.8 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 Karikatti
Nearest railway station Sulebhavi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Parasgad 18 km
District headquarters Belgaum 18 km
Nearest town Belagavi 18 km

Villages closest to Karikatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikatti village had a population of 4,835. That makes it the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Karikatti village has 2,437 males and 2,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikatti has about 984 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Karikatti is 591213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikatti covers 2352.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karikatti falls under Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karikatti is Sulebhavi, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karikatti.

Karikatti is about 18 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikatti is in Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district. Sulebhavi is about 3.8 km away. Parasgad is about 18 km away. Belgaum is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkabudanur (6.6 km), Hirur (10 km) and Shindhogi (13 km).

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

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