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About Rastemachikere Village

Rastemachikere is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 330 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rastemachikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rastemachikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577553
Area (hectares) 392.45 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 330
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rastemachikere compares

By the 2011 count Rastemachikere is the 91st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 392.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Rastemachikere

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

Rastemachikere lies about 40 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 32 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 Rastemachikere
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Chitradurga 32 km
District headquarters Davanagere 40 km

Villages closest to Rastemachikere

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 Rastemachikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Rastemachikere village had a population of 639. That makes it the 91st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Rastemachikere village has 330 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rastemachikere has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Rastemachikere is 577553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rastemachikere covers 392.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rastemachikere falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rastemachikere is Chitradurga, about 32 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 Rastemachikere.

Rastemachikere is about 40 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rastemachikere is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 4.6 km away. Chitradurga is about 32 km away. Davanagere is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bullanahalli (under 2 km), Baggenahalli (1.8 km) and Giddanakatte (2.1 km).

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

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