About Karekatte Village

Karekatte is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,572, made up of 2,331 males and 2,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karekatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karekatte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577544
Area (hectares)	564.35 hectares
Population	4,572
Male Population	2,331
Female Population	2,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karekatte compares

By the 2011 count Karekatte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 564.35 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Karekatte

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

Karekatte lies about 30 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kodaganuru, about 21 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 Karekatte
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	19 km
Nearest railway station	Kodaganuru	21 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	30 km

Villages closest to Karekatte

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

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Common questions about Karekatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Karekatte village had a population of 4,572. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Karekatte village has 2,331 males and 2,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karekatte has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Karekatte is 577544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karekatte covers 564.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karekatte falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karekatte is Kodaganuru, about 21 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 Karekatte.

Karekatte is about 30 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karekatte is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 19 km away. Kodaganuru is about 21 km away. Davanagere is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.