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About Kakhandki Village

Kakhandki is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 590 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakhandki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakhandki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585325
Area (hectares) 614.89 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 590
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakhandki compares

By the 2011 count Kakhandki is the 82nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 614.89 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kakhandki

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

Kakhandki lies about 55 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nalwar, about 40 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 Kakhandki
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 20 km
Nearest railway station Nalwar 40 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 55 km

Villages closest to Kakhandki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakhandki village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Kakhandki village has 590 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakhandki has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kakhandki is 585325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakhandki covers 614.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakhandki falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kakhandki is Nalwar, about 40 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 Kakhandki.

Kakhandki is about 55 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakhandki is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 20 km away. Nalwar is about 40 km away. Gulbarga is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogihal (2.4 km), Gulihal (2.5 km) and Alur (2.9 km).

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

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