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About Bandikere Village

Bandikere is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 2 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573218
Area (hectares) 40.82 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 2
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandikere compares

By the 2011 count Bandikere is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 40.82 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1023.

Getting to Bandikere

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

How far is Bandikere from other places

Bandikere lies about 18 km from Hassan. 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 Bandikere
Tehsil headquarters Alur 6.3 km
District headquarters Hassan 18 km

Villages closest to Bandikere

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 Bandikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandikere village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Bandikere village has 2 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandikere has about 2500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Bandikere covers 40.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandikere falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Bandikere notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bandikere.

Bandikere is about 18 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandikere is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 6.3 km away. Hassan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottiganahalli (under 2 km), Chennenahalli (under 2 km) and Singapura (1.7 km).

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

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