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About Katanayakanahalli Village

Katanayakanahalli is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 784 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1441.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katanayakanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katanayakanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577511
Area (hectares) 1441.81 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 784
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katanayakanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Katanayakanahalli is the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1441.81 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Katanayakanahalli

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

How far is Katanayakanahalli from other places

Katanayakanahalli lies about 52 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 46 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 Katanayakanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 14 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 46 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 52 km

Villages closest to Katanayakanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katanayakanahalli village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 56th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Katanayakanahalli village has 784 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katanayakanahalli has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Katanayakanahalli is 577511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katanayakanahalli covers 1441.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katanayakanahalli falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katanayakanahalli is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance for Katanayakanahalli.

Katanayakanahalli is about 52 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katanayakanahalli is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 14 km away. Hiriyūr is about 14 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagganadu (2.2 km), Bagganadu Kaval (2.2 km) and Anesidri (2.8 km).

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

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