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About Chandanakere Village

Chandanakere is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 420 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandanakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandanakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577227
Area (hectares) 510.01 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 420
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandanakere compares

By the 2011 count Chandanakere is the 80th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 510.01 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chandanakere

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

Chandanakere lies about 22 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 16 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 Chandanakere
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 16 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 22 km

Villages closest to Chandanakere

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 Chandanakere

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandanakere village had a population of 846. That makes it the 80th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Chandanakere village has 420 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandanakere has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chandanakere is 577227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandanakere covers 510.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandanakere falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chandanakere is Shimoga Bidare, about 16 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 km distance for Chandanakere.

Chandanakere is about 22 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandanakere is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Shimoga Bidare is about 16 km away. Bhadravati is about 16 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yedehalli (under 2 km), Dombarabyranahalli (1.6 km) and Kallihal (2.4 km).

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

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