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About Kerekattiganoor Village

Kerekattiganoor is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 403 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerekattiganoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerekattiganoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 239.52 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 403
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerekattiganoor compares

By the 2011 count Kerekattiganoor is the 64th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 239.52 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kerekattiganoor

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

Kerekattiganoor lies about 33 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dobaspet, about 6.9 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 Kerekattiganoor
Nearest railway station Dobaspet 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 16 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 33 km

Villages closest to Kerekattiganoor

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 Kerekattiganoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerekattiganoor village had a population of 799. That makes it the 64th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kerekattiganoor village has 403 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerekattiganoor has about 983 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Kerekattiganoor is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerekattiganoor covers 239.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kerekattiganoor is Dobaspet, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kerekattiganoor.

Kerekattiganoor is about 33 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerekattiganoor is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Dobaspet is about 6.9 km away. Nelamangala is about 16 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahimapura (under 2 km), Kasaragatta (under 2 km) and Melekattiganoor (1.5 km).

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

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