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About Bokikere Village

Bokikere is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 331 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577547, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bokikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bokikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577547
Area (hectares) 157.96 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 331
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bokikere compares

By the 2011 count Bokikere is the 101st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 157.96 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bokikere

Bokikere is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bokikere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bokikere from other places

Bokikere lies about 45 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Sivapur, about 2.9 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 Bokikere
Nearest railway station Sivapur 2.9 km
Nearest town Birūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 13 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 45 km

Villages closest to Bokikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bokikere village had a population of 641. That makes it the 101st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Bokikere village has 331 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bokikere has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bokikere is 577547. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bokikere covers 157.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bokikere falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bokikere is Sivapur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bokikere.

Bokikere is about 45 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bokikere is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sivapur is about 2.9 km away. Birūr is about 12 km away. Tarikere is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddabokikere (under 2 km), Makanahalli (2.1 km) and Sidakanahalli (2.1 km).

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

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