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About Bidarakere Village

Bidarakere is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 908 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidarakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidarakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577554
Area (hectares) 781.73 hectares
Population 1,781
Male Population 908
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bidarakere compares

By the 2011 count Bidarakere is the 29th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 781.73 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 976.

Getting to Bidarakere

Bidarakere is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bidarakere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bidarakere from other places

Bidarakere lies about 48 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Hosadurga Road, about under 2 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 Bidarakere
Nearest railway station Hosadurga Road under 2 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 20 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 48 km

Villages closest to Bidarakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidarakere village had a population of 1,781. That makes it the 29th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Bidarakere village has 908 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidarakere has about 961 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Bidarakere is 577554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidarakere covers 781.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bidarakere falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidarakere is Hosadurga Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bidarakere.

Bidarakere is about 48 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidarakere is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosadurga Road is about under 2 km away. Hosadurga is about 19 km away. Holalkere is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallenahalli (under 2 km), Channasamudra (2.2 km) and Arabagatta (2.2 km).

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

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