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About Karehalli Village

Karehalli is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,881, made up of 954 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577245
Area (hectares) 404.5 hectares
Population 1,881
Male Population 954
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karehalli compares

By the 2011 count Karehalli is the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 404.5 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karehalli

Karehalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karehalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karehalli from other places

Karehalli lies about 25 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 3.1 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 Karehalli
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 8.1 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 8.1 km
District headquarters Shimoga 25 km

Villages closest to Karehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karehalli village had a population of 1,881. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Karehalli village has 954 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karehalli has about 972 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Karehalli is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karehalli covers 404.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karehalli falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karehalli is Masarahalli, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karehalli.

Karehalli is about 25 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karehalli is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 3.1 km away. Bhadravati is about 8.1 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalinganahalli (under 2 km), Bommenahalli (1.6 km) and Hallikere (1.7 km).

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

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