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About Kathige Village

Kathige is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 947 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1651.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577223
Area (hectares) 1651.87 hectares
Population 1,898
Male Population 947
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathige compares

By the 2011 count Kathige is the 38th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 1651.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 982.

Getting to Kathige

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

Kathige lies about 49 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Harnahalli, about 23 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 Kathige
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 11 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 20 km
Nearest railway station Harnahalli 23 km
District headquarters Davanagere 49 km

Villages closest to Kathige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathige village had a population of 1,898. That makes it the 38th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Kathige village has 947 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathige has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kathige is 577223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathige covers 1651.87 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.

Kathige falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kathige is Harnahalli, about 23 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 Kathige.

Kathige is about 49 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathige is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 11 km away. Shikaripura is about 20 km away. Harnahalli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madenahalli (1.7 km), Jeenahalli (3.0 km) and Hanumapura (4.1 km).

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

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