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About Bhavikere Village

Bhavikere is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 470 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhavikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhavikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562123
Area (hectares) 247.08 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 470
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhavikere compares

By the 2011 count Bhavikere is the 58th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 247.08 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bhavikere

Bhavikere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhavikere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhavikere from other places

Bhavikere lies about 27 km from Bangalore Rural. 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 Bhavikere
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 3.1 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 27 km

Villages closest to Bhavikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhavikere village had a population of 863. That makes it the 58th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Bhavikere village has 470 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhavikere has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bhavikere is 562123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhavikere covers 247.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhavikere falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bhavikere notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhavikere.

Bhavikere is about 27 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhavikere is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nelamangala is about 3.1 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaddarapalya (under 2 km), H Kempalinganahalli (under 2 km) and K Kempalinganahalli (under 2 km).

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

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