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About Karanaghatta Village

Karanaghatta is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 76 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577547, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577547
Area (hectares) 451.11 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 76
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karanaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Karanaghatta is the 174th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 451.11 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Karanaghatta

Karanaghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karanaghatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Karanaghatta from other places

Karanaghatta lies about 50 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Koranahalli, about 6.9 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 Karanaghatta
Nearest railway station Koranahalli 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 14 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 50 km

Villages closest to Karanaghatta

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.

Common questions about Karanaghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanaghatta village had a population of 151. That makes it the 174th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Karanaghatta village has 76 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanaghatta has about 987 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 Karanaghatta is 577547. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanaghatta covers 451.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanaghatta falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karanaghatta is Koranahalli, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karanaghatta.

Karanaghatta is about 50 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanaghatta is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koranahalli is about 6.9 km away. Tarikere is about 14 km away. Chikmagalur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudugundi (2.4 km), Hunasaghatta (2.6 km) and Kallasettihalli (3.0 km).

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

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