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About Bommanakatte Village

Bommanakatte is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 373 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommanakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommanakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577233
Area (hectares) 585.83 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 373
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommanakatte compares

By the 2011 count Bommanakatte is the 91st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 585.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bommanakatte

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

Bommanakatte lies about 18 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Bhadravati, about 4.3 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 Bommanakatte
Nearest railway station Bhadravati 4.3 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 5.0 km
District headquarters Shimoga 18 km

Villages closest to Bommanakatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommanakatte village had a population of 739. That makes it the 91st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Bommanakatte village has 373 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommanakatte has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bommanakatte is 577233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommanakatte covers 585.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bommanakatte falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommanakatte is Bhadravati, about 4.3 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 Bommanakatte.

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

Bommanakatte is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 4.3 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 5.0 km away. Shimoga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanjapura (under 2 km), Thimmlapura (under 2 km) and Hiriyur (1.6 km).

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

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