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About Athikatte Village

Athikatte is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 264 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572225
Area (hectares) 126.5 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 264
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athikatte compares

By the 2011 count Athikatte is the 156th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 126.5 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Athikatte

Athikatte is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Athikatte as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athikatte from other places

Athikatte lies about 32 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 5.7 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 Athikatte
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 15 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 27 km
District headquarters Tumkur 32 km

Villages closest to Athikatte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikatte village had a population of 555. That makes it the 156th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Athikatte village has 264 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikatte has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Athikatte is 572225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikatte covers 126.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athikatte falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Athikatte is Sampige Road, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Athikatte is about 32 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athikatte is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Sampige Road is about 5.7 km away. Gubbi is about 15 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bennur (under 2 km), Janakadevanahalli (2.2 km) and Kodimallenahalli (2.5 km).

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

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