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- LGD code
- 603647
- Pincode
- 581322
- Post office
- Bilgi (Uttara Kannada)
- Population
- 507
- Households
- 114
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Sex ratio
- 935 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 196
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 338 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 516 km
- Nearest railway station
- Talaguppa · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- City Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kattekai compares
By population, Kattekai ranks #59 of 197 villages in Siddapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.4%
−14.3% vs mandal average
Kattekai60.4%
Siddapur mandal74.7%
Uttara Kannada district75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
−84 vs mandal average
Kattekai935
Siddapur mandal1,019
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kattekai4.4
Siddapur mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kattekai at a glance
Kattekai is a village of 507 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Siddapur taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 59th-largest of 197 villages in Siddapur taluk. Literacy is 60%, 14 points below the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 41 km from Haldipur, the nearest town, 21 km from Talaguppa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581322, served by Bilgi (Uttara Kannada) post office; the LGD village code is 603647. The nearest hospital or health centre is City Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Sorab assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bangarappa. The population is estimated at 598 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kattekai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIDDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 136
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BILGI
- Total area (ha)
- 371.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2
- Forest area (ha)
- 279.93
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kattekai
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Key facts — Kattekai
- LGD code
- 603647
- Pincode
- 581322
- Post office
- Bilgi (Uttara Kannada)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 507
- Population (projected 2026)
- 598
- Households
- 114
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 935
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Coordinates
- 14.37449°N, 74.81446°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sorab
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bangarappa
- Block / Mandal
- Siddapur
Getting there
How to reach Kattekai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru338 kmcapital
- Hyderabad516 km
- Mumbai562 km
- Chennai607 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTalaguppa21 km
- Bus stopBhuvana giri4 km
- Hospital / PHCCity Clinic9 km
- ATM / bankBilgi ATM2 km
- Petrol pumpNilekani Fuels26 km
- CollegeGovernment First Grade College27 km
- Police stationPolice station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kattekai
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kattekai
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Bilgi CollageSchool3.6 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)