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About Bikkalse Village

Bikkalse is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 79 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikkalse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikkalse village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 122.16 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 79
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikkalse compares

By the 2011 count Bikkalse is the 140th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 122.16 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bikkalse

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

Bikkalse lies about 54 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 13 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 Bikkalse
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 13 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 54 km

Villages closest to Bikkalse

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikkalse village had a population of 158. That makes it the 140th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Bikkalse village has 79 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikkalse has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bikkalse is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikkalse covers 122.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bikkalse falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bikkalse is Kanale, about 13 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 Bikkalse.

Bikkalse is about 54 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikkalse is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 3.8 km away. Kanale is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiralgi (1.6 km), Mugdur (2.2 km) and Kolgi (2.3 km).

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

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