About Kesavathur Village

Kesavathur is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 636 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesavathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesavathur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arkalgud
Pincode	573130
Area (hectares)	440.66 hectares
Population	1,232
Male Population	636
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kesavathur compares

By the 2011 count Kesavathur is the 35th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 440.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kesavathur

Kesavathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesavathur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kesavathur from other places

Kesavathur lies about 40 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 27 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 Kesavathur
Tehsil headquarters	Arkalgud	13 km
Nearest railway station	Mavinakere	27 km
Nearest town	Holenarasipura	29 km
District headquarters	Hassan	40 km

Villages closest to Kesavathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesavathur village had a population of 1,232. That makes it the 35th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kesavathur village has 636 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesavathur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kesavathur is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesavathur covers 440.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesavathur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kesavathur is Mavinakere, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kesavathur.

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

Kesavathur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 13 km away. Mavinakere is about 27 km away. Holenarasipura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.