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About Golikatta Village

Golikatta is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 90 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golikatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golikatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 185.78 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 90
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golikatta compares

By the 2011 count Golikatta is the 182nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 185.78 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Golikatta

Golikatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golikatta 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golikatta from other places

Golikatta lies about 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, 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 Golikatta
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 9.4 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 26 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 38 km

Villages closest to Golikatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golikatta village had a population of 175. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Golikatta village has 90 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golikatta has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Golikatta is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golikatta covers 185.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golikatta falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Golikatta is Mirjan, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Golikatta.

Golikatta is about 26 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golikatta is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 9.4 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 26 km away. Mirjan 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 Uratota (under 2 km), Neggu (1.8 km) and Kodgibail (2.5 km).

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

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