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About Bidarakere Village

Bidarakere is a large village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,488, made up of 1,754 males and 1,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1071.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidarakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidarakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 1071.85 hectares
Population 3,488
Male Population 1,754
Female Population 1,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidarakere compares

By the 2011 count Bidarakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 1071.85 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 982.

Getting to Bidarakere

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

Bidarakere lies about 41 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 11 km
Nearest railway station Chitradurga 24 km
District headquarters Davanagere 41 km

Villages closest to Bidarakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagalur 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 3,488. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Bidarakere village has 1,754 males and 1,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidarakere has about 989 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Bidarakere is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidarakere covers 1071.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bidarakere falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidarakere is Chitradurga, about 24 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 Bidarakere.

Bidarakere is about 41 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidarakere is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 11 km away. Chitradurga is about 24 km away. Davanagere is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nibagur (under 2 km), Rastemakunte (2.6 km) and Mathadadyamavvanahalli (2.6 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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