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About Katrikenahalli Village

Katrikenahalli is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 417 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577598, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katrikenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katrikenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577598
Area (hectares) 1123.74 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 417
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katrikenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Katrikenahalli is the 104th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1123.74 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Katrikenahalli

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

Katrikenahalli lies about 39 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 35 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 Katrikenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 9.5 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 35 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 39 km

Villages closest to Katrikenahalli

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 Katrikenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Katrikenahalli village had a population of 786. That makes it the 104th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Katrikenahalli village has 417 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katrikenahalli has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Katrikenahalli is 577598. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katrikenahalli covers 1123.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katrikenahalli falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katrikenahalli is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Katrikenahalli.

Katrikenahalli is about 39 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katrikenahalli is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 9.5 km away. Hiriyūr is about 9.5 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paremenahalli (2.3 km), Kurubarahalli (2.5 km) and Doddaghatta (3.5 km).

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

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