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About Mootikere Village

Mootikere is a small village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 154 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mootikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mootikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573162
Area (hectares) 199.51 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 154
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mootikere compares

By the 2011 count Mootikere is the 243rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 199.51 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Mootikere

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

Mootikere lies about 70 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, 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 Mootikere
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 13 km
Nearest railway station Banashankari 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 34 km
District headquarters Hassan 70 km

Villages closest to Mootikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mootikere village had a population of 281. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Mootikere village has 154 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mootikere has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Mootikere is 573162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mootikere covers 199.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mootikere falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mootikere is Banashankari, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mootikere.

Mootikere is about 70 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mootikere is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 13 km away. Banashankari is about 24 km away. Arsikere is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melenahalli (under 2 km), Bommagondanahalli (13 km) and Mayagondanahalli (13 km).

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

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