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About Kerodi Village

Kerodi is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 369 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerodi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573137
Area (hectares) 517.54 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 369
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerodi compares

By the 2011 count Kerodi is the 34th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 517.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Kerodi

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

Kerodi lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Donigal, about 16 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 Kerodi
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Donigal 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Kerodi

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 Kerodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerodi village had a population of 761. That makes it the 34th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Kerodi village has 369 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerodi has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kerodi is 573137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerodi covers 517.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerodi falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerodi is Donigal, about 16 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 Kerodi.

Kerodi 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.

Kerodi is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 16 km away. Donigal is about 16 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 Shanthapura (2.2 km), Kothanahalli (2.4 km) and Chikkallur (2.8 km).

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

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