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About Bukanakere Village

Bukanakere is a large village in Krishnarajpet tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,369, made up of 1,737 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571812, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukanakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukanakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Krishnarajpet
Pincode 571812
Area (hectares) 821.96 hectares
Population 3,369
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukanakere compares

By the 2011 count Bukanakere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 821.96 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Bukanakere

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

Bukanakere lies about 41 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Arjunahalli, 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 Bukanakere
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajpet 12 km
Nearest town Krishnarājpet 12 km
Nearest railway station Arjunahalli 16 km
District headquarters Mandya 41 km

Villages closest to Bukanakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukanakere village had a population of 3,369. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Bukanakere village has 1,737 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukanakere has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bukanakere is 571812. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukanakere covers 821.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukanakere falls under Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bukanakere is Arjunahalli, about 16 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 Bukanakere.

Bukanakere is about 41 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukanakere is in Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district. Krishnarajpet is about 12 km away. Krishnarājpet is about 12 km away. Arjunahalli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bettadahosur (under 2 km), Hosur (under 2 km) and Mariyanahosur (under 2 km).

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

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