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About Astakatti Village

Astakatti is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 275 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astakatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astakatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581212
Area (hectares) 527.32 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 275
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Astakatti compares

By the 2011 count Astakatti is the 75th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 527.32 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 940.

Getting to Astakatti

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

Astakatti lies about 40 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kundgol, about 29 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 Astakatti
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 12 km
Nearest town Shiggaon 24 km
Nearest railway station Kundgol 29 km
District headquarters Dharwad 40 km

Villages closest to Astakatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astakatti village had a population of 520. That makes it the 75th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Astakatti village has 275 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astakatti has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Astakatti is 581212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astakatti covers 527.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Astakatti falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Astakatti is Kundgol, about 29 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 Astakatti.

Astakatti is about 40 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astakatti is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalghatgi is about 12 km away. Shiggaon is about 24 km away. Kundgol is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelliharvi (3.3 km), Beeravalli (3.5 km) and Mukkall (3.6 km).

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

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