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About Karekere Village

Karekere is a small village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 191 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573131
Area (hectares) 54.72 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 191
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karekere compares

By the 2011 count Karekere is the 226th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 54.72 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Karekere

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

Karekere lies about 42 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Hirisave, about 11 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 Karekere
Nearest railway station Hirisave 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 14 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 42 km

Villages closest to Karekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karekere village had a population of 381. That makes it the 226th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Karekere village has 191 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karekere has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Karekere is 573131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karekere covers 54.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karekere falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karekere is Hirisave, about 11 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 village for Karekere.

Karekere is about 42 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karekere is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Hirisave is about 11 km away. Channarayapatna is about 14 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkere (under 2 km), Hulikere (under 2 km) and Bananakere (1.7 km).

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

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