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About Baikere Village

Baikere is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 409 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573134
Area (hectares) 548.39 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 409
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baikere compares

By the 2011 count Baikere is the 32nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 548.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Baikere

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

Baikere lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 2.2 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 Baikere
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 2.2 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Baikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikere village had a population of 779. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Baikere village has 409 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikere has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Baikere is 573134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baikere covers 548.39 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.

Baikere falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baikere is Sakleshpur, about 2.2 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 Baikere.

Baikere is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikere is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 2.2 km away. Hassan 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 Doddanagara (under 2 km), Jannapura (under 2 km) and Achangi (1.8 km).

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

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