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About Katnur Village

Katnur is a mid sized village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,890, made up of 961 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 580024
Area (hectares) 590.07 hectares
Population 1,890
Male Population 961
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katnur compares

By the 2011 count Katnur is the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 590.07 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Katnur

Katnur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katnur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katnur from other places

Katnur lies about 24 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hubballi South, about 9.4 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 Katnur
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 8.8 km
Nearest town Hubballi 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Hubballi South 9.4 km
District headquarters Dharwad 24 km

Villages closest to Katnur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katnur village had a population of 1,890. That makes it the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Katnur village has 961 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katnur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Katnur is 580024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katnur covers 590.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katnur falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Katnur is Hubballi South, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katnur.

Katnur is about 24 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katnur is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Hubli is about 8.8 km away. Hubballi is about 8.8 km away. Hubballi South is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giriyal (under 2 km), Mavanur (1.5 km) and Belegali (2.0 km).

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

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