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About Kesarakere Village

Kesarakere is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 64 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesarakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesarakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571102
Area (hectares) 191.7 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 64
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesarakere compares

By the 2011 count Kesarakere is the 182nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 191.7 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kesarakere

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

Kesarakere lies about 69 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Hosa Agrahara, about 37 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 Kesarakere
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 19 km
Nearest town Madikeri 33 km
Nearest railway station Hosa Agrahara 37 km
District headquarters Mysore 69 km

Villages closest to Kesarakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesarakere village had a population of 132. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Kesarakere village has 64 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesarakere has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kesarakere is 571102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesarakere covers 191.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesarakere falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kesarakere is Hosa Agrahara, about 37 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 Kesarakere.

Kesarakere is about 69 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesarakere is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 19 km away. Madikeri is about 33 km away. Hosa Agrahara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilagunda (under 2 km), Haranahalli (under 2 km) and Doddanerale (1.8 km).

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

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