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About Karki Village

Karki is one of the larger villages in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,780, made up of 3,426 males and 3,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1149.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581341, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581341
Area (hectares) 1149.18 hectares
Population 6,780
Male Population 3,426
Female Population 3,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karki compares

By the 2011 count Karki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 1149.18 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Karki

Karki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karki from other places

Karki lies about 41 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about under 2 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 Karki
Nearest railway station Honnavar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 4.0 km
Nearest town Kumta 13 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 41 km

Villages closest to Karki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karki village had a population of 6,780. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Karki village has 3,426 males and 3,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karki has about 979 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Karki is 581341. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karki covers 1149.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karki falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karki is Honnavar, about under 2 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 village for Karki.

Karki is about 41 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karki is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honnavar is about under 2 km away. Honavar is about 4.0 km away. Kumta 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 Jalwal Karki (under 2 km), Pavinakurve (under 2 km) and Hadgeri (2.0 km).

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

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