About Kerehalli Village

Kerehalli is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 115 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerehalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	326.87 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	115
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kerehalli compares

By the 2011 count Kerehalli is the 143rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 326.87 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kerehalli

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

How far is Kerehalli from other places

Kerehalli lies about 50 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 11 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 Kerehalli
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	14 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	17 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	50 km

Villages closest to Kerehalli

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.

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Common questions about Kerehalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerehalli village had a population of 227. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kerehalli village has 115 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerehalli has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kerehalli is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerehalli covers 326.87 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.

Kerehalli falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerehalli is Anandapuram, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kerehalli is about 50 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerehalli is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 11 km away. Hosanagara is about 14 km away. Sāgar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.