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About Kerehalli Village

Kerehalli is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 141 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573218
Area (hectares) 104.35 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 141
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerehalli compares

By the 2011 count Kerehalli is the 88th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 104.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kerehalli

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

Kerehalli lies about 21 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 5.3 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 Kerehalli
Nearest railway station Balupete 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 9.7 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 15 km
District headquarters Hassan 21 km

Villages closest to Kerehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerehalli village had a population of 297. That makes it the 88th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Kerehalli village has 141 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerehalli has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kerehalli is 573218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerehalli covers 104.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerehalli falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerehalli is Balupete, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kerehalli.

Kerehalli is about 21 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerehalli is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 5.3 km away. Alur is about 9.7 km away. Sakleshpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hollahalli (under 2 km), Kamathi (1.9 km) and Madabalu (2.0 km).

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

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