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About Karkahalli Village

Karkahalli is a mid sized village in Maddur tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 633 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Maddur
Pincode 571422
Area (hectares) 221.36 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 633
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkahalli compares

By the 2011 count Karkahalli is the 85th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents. Its 221.36 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Karkahalli

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

Karkahalli lies about 18 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hanakere, about 12 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 Karkahalli
Tehsil headquarters Maddur 11 km
Nearest town Maddūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Hanakere 12 km
District headquarters Mandya 18 km

Villages closest to Karkahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkahalli village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 85th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents.

Karkahalli village has 633 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkahalli has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Karkahalli is 571422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkahalli covers 221.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karkahalli falls under Maddur tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karkahalli is Hanakere, about 12 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 Karkahalli.

Karkahalli is about 18 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkahalli is in Maddur tehsil of Mandya district. Maddur is about 11 km away. Maddūr is about 11 km away. Hanakere is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alabujanahalli (under 2 km), Kyathaghatta (1.6 km) and Annur (1.7 km).

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

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