About Biligeri Village

Biligeri is a mid sized village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 874 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1183.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biligeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biligeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Madikeri
Pincode	571201
Area (hectares)	1183.52 hectares
Population	1,726
Male Population	874
Female Population	852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Biligeri compares

By the 2011 count Biligeri is the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1183.52 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Biligeri

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

Biligeri lies about 6.3 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 49 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 Biligeri
District headquarters	Kodagu	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madikeri	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bajakere	49 km

Villages closest to Biligeri

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

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Common questions about Biligeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Biligeri village had a population of 1,726. That makes it the 30th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Biligeri village has 874 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biligeri has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Biligeri is 571201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biligeri covers 1183.52 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.

Biligeri falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Biligeri is Bajakere, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Biligeri.

Biligeri is about 6.3 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biligeri is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Kodagu is about 6.3 km away. Madikeri is about 8.9 km away. Bajakere is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.