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About Bilki Village

Bilki is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 170 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 587.22 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 170
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilki compares

By the 2011 count Bilki is the 115th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 587.22 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1025.

Getting to Bilki

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

Bilki lies about 38 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 7.7 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 Bilki
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 19 km
Nearest town Sāgar 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 38 km

Villages closest to Bilki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilki village had a population of 358. That makes it the 115th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Bilki village has 170 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilki has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bilki is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilki covers 587.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilki falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilki is Kenchanalu, about 7.7 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 Bilki.

Bilki is about 38 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilki is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about 7.7 km away. Hosanagara is about 19 km away. Sāgar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiremaithe (3.1 km), Nanjavalli (3.3 km) and Tariga (3.8 km).

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

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