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About Kappekeri Village

Kappekeri is a small village in Aurad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 180 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappekeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappekeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Aurad
Pincode 585326
Area (hectares) 581.43 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 180
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kappekeri compares

By the 2011 count Kappekeri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 581.43 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kappekeri

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

Kappekeri lies about 32 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Halbarga, about 25 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 Kappekeri
Tehsil headquarters Aurad 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Halbarga 25 km
Nearest town Bhālki 28 km
District headquarters Bidar 32 km

Villages closest to Kappekeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappekeri village had a population of 341. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Kappekeri village has 180 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappekeri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kappekeri is 585326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappekeri covers 581.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kappekeri falls under Aurad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kappekeri is Halbarga, about 25 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 village for Kappekeri.

Kappekeri is about 32 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappekeri is in Aurad tehsil of Bidar district. Aurad is about 8.2 km away. Halbarga is about 25 km away. Bhālki is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santhpur (2.5 km), Maskal (3.0 km) and Jonnekeri (3.8 km).

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

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