About Kaikini Village

Kaikini is one of the larger villages in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,095, made up of 5,040 males and 5,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1407.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaikini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaikini village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Bhatkal
Pincode	581421
Area (hectares)	1407.69 hectares
Population	10,095
Male Population	5,040
Female Population	5,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaikini compares

By the 2011 count Kaikini is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 1407.69 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kaikini

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

Kaikini lies about 65 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Murdeshwar, about 3.0 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 Kaikini
Nearest railway station	Murdeshwar	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatkal	11 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	65 km

Villages closest to Kaikini

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

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Common questions about Kaikini

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaikini village had a population of 10,095. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Kaikini village has 5,040 males and 5,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaikini has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kaikini is 581421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaikini covers 1407.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaikini falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaikini is Murdeshwar, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance for Kaikini.

Kaikini is about 65 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaikini is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Murdeshwar is about 3.0 km away. Bhatkal is about 11 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.