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About Nandi Village

Nandi is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 531 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1516.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577228
Area (hectares) 1516.78 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 531
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandi compares

By the 2011 count Nandi is the 50th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 1516.78 hectares work out to about 0.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nandi

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

How far is Nandi from other places

Nandi lies about 37 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Koranahalli, about 7.6 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 Nandi
Nearest railway station Koranahalli 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 8.6 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 37 km

Villages closest to Nandi

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 Nandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandi village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 50th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Nandi village has 531 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

Nandi covers 1516.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nandi falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nandi is Koranahalli, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nandi.

Nandi is about 37 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandi is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koranahalli is about 7.6 km away. Tarikere is about 8.6 km away. Chikmagalur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandi Battlu (under 2 km), Sunnadahalli (2.4 km) and Hosahalli (2.7 km).

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

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