About Kaikeri Village

Kaikeri is one of the larger villages in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,111, made up of 2,566 males and 2,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2027.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaikeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaikeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571213
Area (hectares)	2027.99 hectares
Population	5,111
Male Population	2,566
Female Population	2,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaikeri compares

By the 2011 count Kaikeri is the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 2027.99 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kaikeri

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

Kaikeri lies about 31 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 60 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 Kaikeri
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	11 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	31 km
Nearest town	Madikeri	33 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	60 km

Villages closest to Kaikeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaikeri village had a population of 5,111. That makes it the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kaikeri village has 2,566 males and 2,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaikeri has about 992 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kaikeri is 571213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaikeri covers 2027.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaikeri falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaikeri is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 60 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 Kaikeri.

Kaikeri is about 31 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaikeri is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 11 km away. Kodagu is about 31 km away. Madikeri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.