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About K Bidre Village

K Bidre is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 621 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

K Bidre Overview

Census 2011 figures for K Bidre village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577138
Area (hectares) 804.25 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 621
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How K Bidre compares

By the 2011 count K Bidre is the 61st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 804.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 987.

Getting to K Bidre

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

K Bidre lies about 48 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 7.5 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 K Bidre
Nearest railway station Banavar 7.5 km
Nearest town Arsikere 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 27 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 48 km

Villages closest to K Bidre

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadur 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 K Bidre

As per the Census of India 2011, K Bidre village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 61st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

K Bidre village has 621 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, K Bidre has about 971 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 987.

The pincode recorded for K Bidre is 577138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

K Bidre covers 804.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

K Bidre falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to K Bidre is Banavar, about 7.5 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 K Bidre.

K Bidre is about 48 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

K Bidre is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Banavar is about 7.5 km away. Arsikere is about 12 km away. Kadur 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 Byregondanahalli (2.4 km), Uppinahalli (5.8 km) and Iganahalli (5.9 km).

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

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