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About Biligere Village

Biligere is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 613 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biligere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biligere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571610
Area (hectares) 372.84 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 613
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Biligere compares

By the 2011 count Biligere is the 68th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 372.84 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Biligere

Biligere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biligere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biligere from other places

Biligere lies about 36 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 11 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 Biligere
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 8.6 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 11 km
District headquarters Mysore 36 km

Villages closest to Biligere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Biligere village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 68th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Biligere village has 613 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biligere has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Biligere is 571610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biligere covers 372.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Biligere falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Biligere is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Biligere.

Biligere is about 36 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biligere is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 8.6 km away. Hunsūr is about 8.6 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maragowdanahalli (under 2 km), Agrahara (2.3 km) and Thondalu (2.5 km).

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

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