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About Kerikop Village

Kerikop is a mid sized village in Haveri tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 355 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerikop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerikop village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Haveri
Pincode 581213
Area (hectares) 1014.53 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 355
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerikop compares

By the 2011 count Kerikop is the 80th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 1014.53 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kerikop

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

How far is Kerikop from other places

Kerikop lies about 32 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 24 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 Kerikop
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 24 km
Nearest railway station Savanur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveri 32 km

Villages closest to Kerikop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerikop village had a population of 695. That makes it the 80th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Kerikop village has 355 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerikop has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kerikop is 581213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerikop covers 1014.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerikop falls under Haveri tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerikop is Savanur, about 24 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 village for Kerikop.

Kerikop is about 32 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerikop is in Haveri tehsil of Haveri district. Lakshmeshwar is about 24 km away. Savanur is about 24 km away. Haveri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudisalkoppa (2.3 km), Gudur (3.3 km) and Halagi (5.0 km).

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

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