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About Karkikere Village

Karkikere is a small village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 2 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577213
Area (hectares) 148.14 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 2
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkikere compares

By the 2011 count Karkikere is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 148.14 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Karkikere

Karkikere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkikere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karkikere from other places

Karkikere lies about 68 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 10 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 Karkikere
Nearest railway station Shivani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 19 km
District headquarters Davanagere 68 km

Villages closest to Karkikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkikere village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Karkikere village has 2 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkikere has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Karkikere is 577213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkikere covers 148.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkikere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karkikere is Shivani, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Karkikere.

Karkikere is about 68 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkikere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Shivani is about 10 km away. Channagiri is about 19 km away. Davanagere is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masanikere (under 2 km), Thavarekere (1.7 km) and Hanumalapura (2.9 km).

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

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