About Bilikere Village

Bilikere is one of the larger villages in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,491, made up of 2,813 males and 2,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Tehsil	Hunsur
Pincode	571103
Area (hectares)	358.43 hectares
Population	5,491
Male Population	2,813
Female Population	2,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilikere compares

By the 2011 count Bilikere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 358.43 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bilikere

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

How far is Bilikere from other places

Bilikere lies about 21 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sagarakatte, about 10 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 Bilikere
Nearest railway station	Sagarakatte	10 km
Nearest town	Krishnarājāsāgara	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hunsur	18 km
District headquarters	Mysore	21 km

Villages closest to Bilikere

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.

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Common questions about Bilikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilikere village had a population of 5,491. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Bilikere village has 2,813 males and 2,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilikere has about 952 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Bilikere is 571103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilikere covers 358.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bilikere falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilikere is Sagarakatte, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Bilikere.

Bilikere is about 21 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilikere is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Sagarakatte is about 10 km away. Krishnarājāsāgara is about 14 km away. Hunsur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.