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About Karkikatti Village

Karkikatti is a mid sized village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 428 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkikatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkikatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582202
Area (hectares) 420.08 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 428
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkikatti compares

By the 2011 count Karkikatti is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 420.08 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Karkikatti

Karkikatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkikatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Karkikatti from other places

Karkikatti lies about 43 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Somanakatti, about 9.1 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 Karkikatti
Nearest railway station Somanakatti 9.1 km
Nearest town Bādāmi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ron 22 km
District headquarters Gadag 43 km

Villages closest to Karkikatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkikatti village had a population of 849. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Karkikatti village has 428 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkikatti has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Karkikatti is 582202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkikatti covers 420.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkikatti falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karkikatti is Somanakatti, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Karkikatti.

Karkikatti is about 43 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkikatti is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Somanakatti is about 9.1 km away. Bādāmi is about 17 km away. Ron is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulagundi (1.9 km), Menasigi (3.0 km) and Megur (3.3 km).

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

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