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About Nidaghatta Village

Nidaghatta is a large village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,821, made up of 1,924 males and 1,897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nidaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nidaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 824.7 hectares
Population 3,821
Male Population 1,924
Female Population 1,897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nidaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Nidaghatta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 824.7 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 987.

Getting to Nidaghatta

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

Nidaghatta lies about 30 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, about 6.7 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 Nidaghatta
Nearest railway station Devanur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 17 km
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 30 km

Villages closest to Nidaghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nidaghatta village had a population of 3,821. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Nidaghatta village has 1,924 males and 1,897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nidaghatta has about 986 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Nidaghatta is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nidaghatta covers 824.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nidaghatta falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nidaghatta is Devanur, about 6.7 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 Nidaghatta.

Nidaghatta is about 30 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nidaghatta is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Devanur is about 6.7 km away. Kadur is about 17 km away. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siriyappanahalli (under 2 km), Virupanahalli (under 2 km) and Nagarahalu (2.6 km).

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

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