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About Naikanahatti Village

Naikanahatti is one of the larger villages in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,545, made up of 7,823 males and 7,722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3598.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikanahatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikanahatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577536
Area (hectares) 3598.28 hectares
Population 15,545
Male Population 7,823
Female Population 7,722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naikanahatti compares

By the 2011 count Naikanahatti is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 3598.28 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Naikanahatti

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

Naikanahatti lies about 32 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 14 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 Naikanahatti
Nearest railway station Talaku 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 32 km

Villages closest to Naikanahatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikanahatti village had a population of 15,545. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Naikanahatti village has 7,823 males and 7,722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikanahatti has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Naikanahatti is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naikanahatti covers 3598.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naikanahatti falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Naikanahatti is Talaku, about 14 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 Naikanahatti.

Naikanahatti is about 32 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naikanahatti is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 14 km away. Challakere is about 20 km away. Chitradurga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairanayakanahatti (under 2 km), Manamainahatti (2.5 km) and Mahadevapura (3.2 km).

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

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