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About Athikari Bettu Village

Athikari Bettu is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,219, made up of 1,031 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikari Bettu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikari Bettu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574154
Area (hectares) 523.2 hectares
Population 2,219
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Athikari Bettu compares

By the 2011 count Athikari Bettu is the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 523.2 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Athikari Bettu

Athikari Bettu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athikari Bettu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athikari Bettu from other places

Athikari Bettu lies about 56 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 3.2 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 Athikari Bettu
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 3.2 km
Nearest town Mūdbidri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 21 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 56 km

Villages closest to Athikari Bettu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangalore 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 Athikari Bettu

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikari Bettu village had a population of 2,219. That makes it the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Athikari Bettu village has 1,031 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikari Bettu has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Athikari Bettu is 574154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikari Bettu covers 523.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athikari Bettu falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Athikari Bettu is Nandikoor, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Athikari Bettu.

Athikari Bettu is about 56 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athikari Bettu is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Nandikoor is about 3.2 km away. Mūdbidri is about 21 km away. Mangalore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shimanthur (1.7 km), Karnire (2.0 km) and Kilpady (2.2 km).

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

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