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About Kakkalli Village

Kakkalli is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 115 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581336
Area (hectares) 558.78 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 115
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakkalli compares

By the 2011 count Kakkalli is the 163rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 558.78 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kakkalli

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

Kakkalli lies about 46 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 41 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 Kakkalli
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 15 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 41 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 46 km

Villages closest to Kakkalli

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 Kakkalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkalli village had a population of 227. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kakkalli village has 115 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkalli has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kakkalli is 581336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkalli covers 558.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kakkalli is Kanale, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kakkalli.

Kakkalli is about 46 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkalli is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 15 km away. Kanale is about 41 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bengle (under 2 km), Margundi (1.9 km) and Gadgeri (2.2 km).

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

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