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About Koratikere Village

Koratikere is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,413, made up of 717 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koratikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koratikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577116
Area (hectares) 398.9 hectares
Population 1,413
Male Population 717
Female Population 696
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 Koratikere compares

By the 2011 count Koratikere is the 34th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 398.9 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Koratikere

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

Koratikere lies about 42 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Nagavangala, about 3.9 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 Koratikere
Nearest railway station Nagavangala 3.9 km
Nearest town Birūr 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 42 km

Villages closest to Koratikere

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 Koratikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Koratikere village had a population of 1,413. That makes it the 34th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Koratikere village has 717 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koratikere 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Koratikere is 577116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koratikere covers 398.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koratikere falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Koratikere is Nagavangala, about 3.9 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 Koratikere.

Koratikere 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.

Koratikere is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Nagavangala is about 3.9 km away. Birūr is about 5.9 km away. Tarikere is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudlur (under 2 km), Nagavangala (2.0 km) and Pundanahalli (2.0 km).

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

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