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About Kathihalu Village

Kathihalu is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 104 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathihalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathihalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573150
Area (hectares) 304.62 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 104
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kathihalu compares

By the 2011 count Kathihalu is the 200th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 304.62 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kathihalu

Kathihalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathihalu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathihalu from other places

Kathihalu lies about 49 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 28 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 Kathihalu
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 22 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 28 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 29 km
District headquarters Hassan 49 km

Villages closest to Kathihalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathihalu village had a population of 212. That makes it the 200th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kathihalu village has 104 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathihalu has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kathihalu is 573150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathihalu covers 304.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathihalu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kathihalu is Annechakanahali, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathihalu.

Kathihalu is about 49 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathihalu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 22 km away. Annechakanahali is about 28 km away. Holenarasipura 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 Ragimarur (1.8 km), Sompura (2.5 km) and Hanyalu (2.7 km).

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

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