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About Kesakihanchnal Village

Kesakihanchnal is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 675 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesakihanchnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesakihanchnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583227
Area (hectares) 350.2 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 675
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesakihanchnal compares

By the 2011 count Kesakihanchnal is the 73rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 350.2 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kesakihanchnal

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

Kesakihanchnal lies about 42 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Gangavathi Railway station, about 10 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 Kesakihanchnal
Nearest railway station Gangavathi Railway station 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 11 km
Nearest town Gangavati 11 km
District headquarters Koppal 42 km

Villages closest to Kesakihanchnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesakihanchnal village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Kesakihanchnal village has 675 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesakihanchnal has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kesakihanchnal is 583227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesakihanchnal covers 350.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesakihanchnal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kesakihanchnal is Gangavathi Railway station, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kesakihanchnal.

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

Kesakihanchnal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Gangavathi Railway station is about 10 km away. Gangawati is about 11 km away. Gangavati is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesarhatti (1.7 km), Battarnarsapur (2.7 km) and Markumbi (2.7 km).

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

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