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About Itkal Village

Itkal is a large village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,760, made up of 2,365 males and 2,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2587.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Itkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Itkal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585214
Area (hectares) 2587.36 hectares
Population 4,760
Male Population 2,365
Female Population 2,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Itkal compares

By the 2011 count Itkal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 2587.36 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Itkal

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

Itkal lies about 71 km from Gulbarga. 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 Itkal
Nearest town Gurmatkāl 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 29 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 71 km

Villages closest to Itkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Itkal village had a population of 4,760. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Itkal village has 2,365 males and 2,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Itkal has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Itkal is 585214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Itkal covers 2587.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Itkal falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Itkal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Itkal.

Itkal is about 71 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Itkal is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Gurmatkāl is about 7.5 km away. Sedam is about 29 km away. Gulbarga is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guntatipadampalli (under 2 km), Malkapalli (3.3 km) and Shaklatpalli (4.8 km).

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

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