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About Kathrigatta Village

Kathrigatta is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 406 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathrigatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathrigatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 114.45 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 406
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathrigatta compares

By the 2011 count Kathrigatta is the 71st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 114.45 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kathrigatta

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

Kathrigatta lies about 40 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 7.7 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 Kathrigatta
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 7.7 km
Nearest town Māgadi 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 13 km
District headquarters Tumkur 40 km

Villages closest to Kathrigatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathrigatta village had a population of 817. That makes it the 71st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kathrigatta village has 406 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathrigatta has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kathrigatta is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathrigatta covers 114.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathrigatta falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kathrigatta is Tippasandra, about 7.7 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 village for Kathrigatta.

Kathrigatta is about 40 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathrigatta is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Tippasandra is about 7.7 km away. Māgadi is about 9.9 km away. Kunigal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosur (under 2 km), Thattasandra (2.2 km) and Huluvagilu (2.5 km).

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

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