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About Nichanaki Village

Nichanaki is a large village in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,920, made up of 1,444 males and 1,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nichanaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichanaki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Sampgaon
Pincode 591125
Area (hectares) 235.4 hectares
Population 2,920
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nichanaki compares

By the 2011 count Nichanaki is the 37th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 235.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Nichanaki

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

Nichanaki lies about 43 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kambarganvi, about 15 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 Nichanaki
Nearest railway station Kambarganvi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampgaon 23 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 25 km
District headquarters Belgaum 43 km

Villages closest to Nichanaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichanaki village had a population of 2,920. That makes it the 37th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Nichanaki village has 1,444 males and 1,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichanaki has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nichanaki is 591125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichanaki covers 235.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nichanaki falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nichanaki is Kambarganvi, about 15 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 Nichanaki.

Nichanaki is about 43 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichanaki is in Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Kambarganvi is about 15 km away. Sampgaon is about 23 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dombarkoppa (under 2 km), Kittur (under 2 km) and Mallapur Kariyat Ambadagatti (1.6 km).

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

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