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About Kotekere Village

Kotekere is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,265, made up of 2,103 males and 2,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2070.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571109
Area (hectares) 2070.64 hectares
Population 4,265
Male Population 2,103
Female Population 2,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotekere compares

By the 2011 count Kotekere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 2070.64 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kotekere

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

Kotekere lies about 32 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Chinnadagudi Hundi, about 19 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 Kotekere
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 15 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 15 km
Nearest railway station Chinnadagudi Hundi 19 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 32 km

Villages closest to Kotekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotekere village had a population of 4,265. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Kotekere village has 2,103 males and 2,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotekere has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kotekere is 571109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotekere covers 2070.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotekere falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotekere is Chinnadagudi Hundi, about 19 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 Kotekere.

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

Kotekere is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 15 km away. Gundlupēt is about 15 km away. Chinnadagudi Hundi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belachalavadi (2.0 km), Bettadamadahalli (2.3 km) and Horeyala (2.4 km).

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

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