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About Lokkere Village

Lokkere is a small village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 85 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lokkere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokkere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571115
Area (hectares) 673.97 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 85
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lokkere compares

By the 2011 count Lokkere is the 120th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 673.97 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Lokkere

Lokkere is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lokkere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lokkere from other places

Lokkere lies about 39 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Udhagamandalam, about 28 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 Lokkere
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 17 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 17 km
Nearest railway station Udhagamandalam 28 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 39 km

Villages closest to Lokkere

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 Lokkere

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokkere village had a population of 167. That makes it the 120th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Lokkere village has 85 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lokkere has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Lokkere is 571115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lokkere covers 673.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lokkere falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lokkere is Udhagamandalam, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lokkere.

Lokkere is about 39 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokkere is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 17 km away. Gundlupēt is about 17 km away. Udhagamandalam 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 Yelachatti (2.7 km), Jakkahalli (2.9 km) and Mangala (4.0 km).

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

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