About Bhavikere Village

Bhavikere is a large village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,893, made up of 1,891 males and 2,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhavikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhavikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577144
Area (hectares)	438.25 hectares
Population	3,893
Male Population	1,891
Female Population	2,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhavikere compares

By the 2011 count Bhavikere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 438.25 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bhavikere

Bhavikere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhavikere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhavikere from other places

Bhavikere lies about 45 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bellenahalli, about 6.6 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 Bhavikere
Nearest railway station	Bellenahalli	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	11 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	45 km

Villages closest to Bhavikere

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.

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Common questions about Bhavikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhavikere village had a population of 3,893. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Bhavikere village has 1,891 males and 2,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhavikere has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bhavikere is 577144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhavikere covers 438.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhavikere falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhavikere is Bellenahalli, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhavikere.

Bhavikere 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.

Bhavikere is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Bellenahalli is about 6.6 km away. Tarikere is about 11 km away. Chikmagalur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.