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About Geramaradi Village

Geramaradi is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 343 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geramaradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geramaradi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577228
Area (hectares) 446.53 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 343
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Geramaradi compares

By the 2011 count Geramaradi is the 95th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 446.53 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 989.

Getting to Geramaradi

Geramaradi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geramaradi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Geramaradi from other places

Geramaradi lies about 42 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about 4.5 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 Geramaradi
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction 4.5 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 42 km

Villages closest to Geramaradi

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 Geramaradi

As per the Census of India 2011, Geramaradi village had a population of 672. That makes it the 95th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Geramaradi village has 343 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geramaradi has about 959 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Geramaradi is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geramaradi covers 446.53 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.

Geramaradi falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Geramaradi is Tarikere Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Geramaradi is about 42 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geramaradi is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about 4.2 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 4.5 km away. Chikmagalur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doranalu (2.1 km), Chakonahalli (2.4 km) and Channapura (2.5 km).

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

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