About Bankana Katte Village

Bankana Katte is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 757 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankana Katte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankana Katte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577145
Area (hectares)	773.85 hectares
Population	1,508
Male Population	757
Female Population	751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankana Katte compares

By the 2011 count Bankana Katte is the 25th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 773.85 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bankana Katte

Bankana Katte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankana Katte 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankana Katte from other places

Bankana Katte lies about 58 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 4.5 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 Bankana Katte
Nearest railway station	Shivani	4.5 km
Nearest town	Birūr	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	25 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	58 km

Villages closest to Bankana Katte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarikere 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 Bankana Katte

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankana Katte village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 25th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Bankana Katte village has 757 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankana Katte has about 992 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Bankana Katte is 577145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankana Katte covers 773.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankana Katte falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bankana Katte is Shivani, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankana Katte.

Bankana Katte is about 58 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankana Katte is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 4.5 km away. Birūr is about 21 km away. Tarikere is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.