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About Swamykatte Village

Swamykatte is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 248 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swamykatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swamykatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577168
Area (hectares) 856.64 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 248
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Swamykatte compares

By the 2011 count Swamykatte is the 155th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 856.64 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Swamykatte

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

Swamykatte lies about 22 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sakharayapatna, about 8.4 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 Swamykatte
Nearest railway station Sakharayapatna 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 21 km
Nearest town Kadūr 21 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 22 km

Villages closest to Swamykatte

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 Swamykatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Swamykatte village had a population of 463. That makes it the 155th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Swamykatte village has 248 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swamykatte has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Swamykatte is 577168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Swamykatte covers 856.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Swamykatte falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Swamykatte is Sakharayapatna, about 8.4 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 Swamykatte.

Swamykatte is about 22 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swamykatte is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sakharayapatna is about 8.4 km away. Kadur is about 21 km away. Kadūr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kethumaranahalli (1.6 km), Halikere (2.9 km) and Chandrashekarapura (4.0 km).

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

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