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About Nandikatta Village

Nandikatta is one of the larger villages in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,651, made up of 7,093 males and 2,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 361 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2154.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandikatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandikatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581349
Area (hectares) 2154.43 hectares
Population 9,651
Male Population 7,093
Female Population 2,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 361
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandikatta compares

By the 2011 count Nandikatta is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 2154.43 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nandikatta

Nandikatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandikatta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nandikatta from other places

Nandikatta lies about 62 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kundgol, about 38 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 Nandikatta
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 8.9 km
Nearest town Shiggaon 26 km
Nearest railway station Kundgol 38 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 62 km

Villages closest to Nandikatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandikatta village had a population of 9,651. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Nandikatta village has 7,093 males and 2,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandikatta has about 361 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nandikatta is 581349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandikatta covers 2154.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandikatta falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nandikatta is Kundgol, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nandikatta.

Nandikatta is about 62 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandikatta is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 8.9 km away. Shiggaon is about 26 km away. Kundgol is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agadi (3.5 km), Hulihonda (3.8 km) and Hungunda (4.5 km).

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

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