Skip to main content

About Kalanakatte Village

Kalanakatte is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 239 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanakatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanakatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577302
Area (hectares) 735.02 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 239
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kalanakatte compares

By the 2011 count Kalanakatte is the 108th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 735.02 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kalanakatte

Kalanakatte 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 Kalanakatte 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalanakatte from other places

Kalanakatte lies about 20 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 8.1 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 Kalanakatte
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 8.7 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 8.7 km
District headquarters Shimoga 20 km

Villages closest to Kalanakatte

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 Kalanakatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanakatte village had a population of 471. That makes it the 108th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Kalanakatte village has 239 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanakatte has about 971 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Kalanakatte is 577302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalanakatte covers 735.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalanakatte falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalanakatte is Masarahalli, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kalanakatte is about 20 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanakatte is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 8.1 km away. Bhadravati is about 8.7 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambadala Hosuru (1.7 km), Tharikatte (1.8 km) and Honnehatti (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.