About Katakol Village

Katakol is one of the larger villages in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,782, made up of 6,331 males and 6,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5783.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katakol village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Tehsil	Ramdurg
Pincode	591117
Area (hectares)	5783.92 hectares
Population	12,782
Male Population	6,331
Female Population	6,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Katakol compares

By the 2011 count Katakol is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 5783.92 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Katakol

Katakol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katakol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Katakol from other places

Katakol lies about 70 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 40 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 Katakol
Tehsil headquarters	Ramdurg	17 km
Nearest town	Rāmdurg	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kajjidoni	40 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	70 km

Villages closest to Katakol

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

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Common questions about Katakol

As per the Census of India 2011, Katakol village had a population of 12,782. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Katakol village has 6,331 males and 6,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katakol has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Katakol is 591117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katakol covers 5783.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katakol falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katakol is Kajjidoni, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Katakol.

Katakol is about 70 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katakol is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 17 km away. Rāmdurg is about 17 km away. Kajjidoni is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.