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About Kalkatti Village

Kalkatti is a small village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 262 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalkatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalkatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581193
Area (hectares) 246.07 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 262
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalkatti compares

By the 2011 count Kalkatti is the 74th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 246.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kalkatti

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

Kalkatti lies about 30 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 26 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 Kalkatti
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 26 km
District headquarters Haveri 30 km

Villages closest to Kalkatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalkatti village had a population of 485. That makes it the 74th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Kalkatti village has 262 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalkatti has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kalkatti is 581193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalkatti covers 246.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalkatti falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalkatti is Kalsur, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalkatti.

Kalkatti is about 30 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalkatti is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 9.5 km away. Kalsur is about 26 km away. Haveri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manchinkop (under 2 km), Muglikatti (under 2 km) and Chandapur (under 2 km).

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

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