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About Karkihalli Village

Karkihalli is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 484 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585310
Area (hectares) 580.02 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 484
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkihalli compares

By the 2011 count Karkihalli is the 100th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 580.02 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Karkihalli

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

Karkihalli lies about 56 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nalwar, about 45 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 Karkihalli
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 23 km
Nearest railway station Nalwar 45 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 56 km

Villages closest to Karkihalli

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 Karkihalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkihalli village had a population of 943. That makes it the 100th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Karkihalli village has 484 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkihalli has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Karkihalli is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkihalli covers 580.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkihalli falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karkihalli is Nalwar, about 45 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 Karkihalli.

Karkihalli is about 56 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkihalli is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 23 km away. Nalwar is about 45 km away. Gulbarga is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warvi (2.3 km), Alur (3.5 km) and Yalgod (4.7 km).

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

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