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About Karkisaval Village

Karkisaval is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 210 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkisaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkisaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 409.01 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 210
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkisaval compares

By the 2011 count Karkisaval is the 73rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 409.01 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Karkisaval

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

Karkisaval lies about 37 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 28 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 Karkisaval
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 14 km
Nearest town Sirsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 37 km

Villages closest to Karkisaval

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 Karkisaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkisaval village had a population of 431. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Karkisaval village has 210 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkisaval has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Karkisaval covers 409.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Karkisaval is Talaguppa, about 28 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 Karkisaval.

Karkisaval is about 37 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkisaval is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 14 km away. Sirsi is about 20 km away. Talaguppa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnehadda (under 2 km), Harshikatta (under 2 km) and Devisar (1.8 km).

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

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