About Kerekondapura Village

Kerekondapura is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 834 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerekondapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerekondapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Molakalmuru
Pincode	577540
Area (hectares)	475.36 hectares
Population	1,639
Male Population	834
Female Population	805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerekondapura compares

By the 2011 count Kerekondapura is the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 475.36 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kerekondapura

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

Kerekondapura lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 7.0 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 Kerekondapura
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	7.0 km
Nearest town	Challakere	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Molakalmuru	22 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	22 km

Villages closest to Kerekondapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerekondapura village had a population of 1,639. That makes it the 28th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Kerekondapura village has 834 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerekondapura has about 965 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Kerekondapura is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerekondapura covers 475.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerekondapura falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerekondapura is Balenahalli, about 7.0 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 Kerekondapura.

Kerekondapura is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerekondapura is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 7.0 km away. Challakere is about 14 km away. Molakalmuru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.