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About Yelladakere Village

Yelladakere is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,664, made up of 2,364 males and 2,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5669.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577598, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelladakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelladakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577598
Area (hectares) 5669.99 hectares
Population 4,664
Male Population 2,364
Female Population 2,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yelladakere compares

By the 2011 count Yelladakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 5669.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 970.

Getting to Yelladakere

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

Yelladakere lies about 52 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about 48 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 Yelladakere
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 18 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 18 km
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road 48 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 52 km

Villages closest to Yelladakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelladakere village had a population of 4,664. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Yelladakere village has 2,364 males and 2,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelladakere has about 973 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Yelladakere is 577598. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelladakere covers 5669.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Yelladakere falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yelladakere is Hosadurga Road, about 48 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 Yelladakere.

Yelladakere is about 52 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelladakere is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 18 km away. Hiriyūr is about 18 km away. Hosadurga Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handiganadu (3.4 km), Byaramadu (4.9 km) and Hindasakatte (6.3 km).

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

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