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About Nellikatte Village

Nellikatte is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 328 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellikatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellikatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577557
Area (hectares) 397.24 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 328
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellikatte compares

By the 2011 count Nellikatte is the 109th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 397.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Nellikatte

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

Nellikatte lies about 21 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Amritapura, about 11 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 Nellikatte
Nearest railway station Amritapura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 13 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 21 km

Villages closest to Nellikatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellikatte village had a population of 658. That makes it the 109th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Nellikatte village has 328 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellikatte has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Nellikatte is 577557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellikatte covers 397.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nellikatte falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nellikatte is Amritapura, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Nellikatte.

Nellikatte is about 21 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellikatte is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Amritapura is about 11 km away. Holalkere is about 13 km away. Chitradurga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramenahalli (under 2 km), Mathigatta (1.9 km) and Nagaraghatta (2.0 km).

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

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