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About Kottankal Village

Kottankal is a mid sized village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 525 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583282, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottankal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottankal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583282
Area (hectares) 753.24 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 525
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kottankal compares

By the 2011 count Kottankal is the 91st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 753.24 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, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kottankal

Kottankal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kottankal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottankal from other places

Kottankal lies about 56 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Siddapur, about 1.7 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 Kottankal
Nearest railway station Siddapur 1.7 km
Nearest town Kampli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 15 km
District headquarters Koppal 56 km

Villages closest to Kottankal

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 Kottankal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottankal village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 91st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Kottankal village has 525 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottankal has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kottankal is 583282. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottankal covers 753.24 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.

Kottankal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kottankal is Siddapur, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kottankal.

Kottankal is about 56 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottankal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Siddapur is about 1.7 km away. Kampli is about 12 km away. Gangawati is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargur (under 2 km), Siddapur (2.7 km) and Kuntoji (4.7 km).

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

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