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About Idkani Village

Idkani is a large village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,128, made up of 1,042 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2131.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idkani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577121
Area (hectares) 2131.03 hectares
Population 2,128
Male Population 1,042
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Idkani compares

By the 2011 count Idkani is the 11th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 2131.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Idkani

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

Idkani lies about 37 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 38 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 Idkani
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 23 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 37 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 37 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 38 km

Villages closest to Idkani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Idkani village had a population of 2,128. That makes it the 11th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Idkani village has 1,042 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idkani has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Idkani is 577121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idkani covers 2131.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Idkani falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Idkani is Chikkamagaluru, about 38 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 Idkani.

Idkani is about 37 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idkani is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 23 km away. Chikmagalur is about 37 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemmakki (under 2 km), Kalmane (2.5 km) and Bilagali (2.9 km).

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

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