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About Shettigere Village

Shettigere is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 261 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shettigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shettigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 418.51 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 261
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shettigere compares

By the 2011 count Shettigere is the 87th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 418.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1025.

Getting to Shettigere

Shettigere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shettigere 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shettigere from other places

Shettigere lies about 35 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 12 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 Shettigere
Tehsil headquarters Belur 5.6 km
Nearest town Belūr 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 35 km

Villages closest to Shettigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shettigere village had a population of 546. That makes it the 87th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Shettigere village has 261 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shettigere has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Shettigere is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shettigere covers 418.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shettigere falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shettigere is Chikkamagaluru, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shettigere.

Shettigere is about 35 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shettigere is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 5.6 km away. Belūr is about 5.6 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanapur (under 2 km), Kudlur (1.5 km) and Bennur (1.6 km).

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

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