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About Karadakere Village

Karadakere is a large village in Maddur tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,844, made up of 1,536 males and 1,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karadakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karadakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Maddur
Pincode 571422
Area (hectares) 477.05 hectares
Population 2,844
Male Population 1,536
Female Population 1,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karadakere compares

By the 2011 count Karadakere is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents. Its 477.05 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Karadakere

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

Karadakere lies about 12 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hanakere, about 9.9 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 Karadakere
Nearest railway station Hanakere 9.9 km
Nearest town Malavalli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Maddur 12 km
District headquarters Mandya 12 km

Villages closest to Karadakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karadakere village had a population of 2,844. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents.

Karadakere village has 1,536 males and 1,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karadakere has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Karadakere is 571422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karadakere covers 477.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karadakere falls under Maddur tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karadakere is Hanakere, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karadakere.

Karadakere is about 12 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karadakere is in Maddur tehsil of Mandya district. Hanakere is about 9.9 km away. Malavalli is about 12 km away. Maddur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arechakanahalli (under 2 km), K Settihalli (1.7 km) and Bidarahalli (2.4 km).

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

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