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About Kachighatta Village

Kachighatta is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 427 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachighatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachighatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573112
Area (hectares) 258.71 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 427
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kachighatta compares

By the 2011 count Kachighatta is the 85th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 258.71 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kachighatta

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

Kachighatta lies about 42 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 1.9 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 Kachighatta
Nearest railway station Banavar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 42 km

Villages closest to Kachighatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachighatta village had a population of 855. That makes it the 85th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Kachighatta village has 427 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachighatta has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kachighatta is 573112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachighatta covers 258.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachighatta falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kachighatta is Banavar, about 1.9 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 Kachighatta.

Kachighatta is about 42 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachighatta is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 1.9 km away. Arsikere is about 14 km away. Hassan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korenahalli (under 2 km), Suledimmanahalli (under 2 km) and Kenkerehalli (1.8 km).

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

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