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About Neekanahalli Village

Neekanahalli is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 299 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neekanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neekanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573165
Area (hectares) 422.24 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 299
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Neekanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Neekanahalli is the 54th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 422.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1047.

Getting to Neekanahalli

Neekanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Neekanahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Neekanahalli from other places

Neekanahalli lies about 47 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Donigal, about 13 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 Neekanahalli
Nearest railway station Donigal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 47 km

Villages closest to Neekanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neekanahalli village had a population of 609. That makes it the 54th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Neekanahalli village has 299 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neekanahalli has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Neekanahalli is 573165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neekanahalli covers 422.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Neekanahalli falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Neekanahalli is Donigal, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Neekanahalli.

Neekanahalli is about 47 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neekanahalli is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Donigal is about 13 km away. Sakleshpur is about 14 km away. Hassan is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanahalli (under 2 km), Devaladakere (1.8 km) and Hirimande (2.4 km).

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

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