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About Hillikere Village

Hillikere is a small village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 25 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hillikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hillikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577118
Area (hectares) 41.32 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 25
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hillikere compares

By the 2011 count Hillikere is the 75th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 41.32 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Hillikere

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

Hillikere lies about 61 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 43 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 Hillikere
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 12 km
Nearest town Someshwar 28 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 43 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 61 km

Villages closest to Hillikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hillikere village had a population of 49. That makes it the 75th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Hillikere village has 25 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hillikere has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Hillikere is 577118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hillikere covers 41.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hillikere falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hillikere is Arasalu, about 43 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 Hillikere.

Hillikere is about 61 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hillikere is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 12 km away. Someshwar is about 28 km away. Arasalu is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Herambapura (3.7 km), Hirekodige (3.7 km) and Bhandigadi (5.1 km).

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

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