About Kerehithalu Village

Kerehithalu is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 192 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerehithalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerehithalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	490.39 hectares
Population	380
Male Population	192
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerehithalu compares

By the 2011 count Kerehithalu is the 130th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 490.39 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1029.

Getting to Kerehithalu

Kerehithalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerehithalu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kerehithalu from other places

Kerehithalu lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 5.6 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 Kerehithalu
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	5.6 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	27 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	36 km

Villages closest to Kerehithalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerehithalu village had a population of 380. That makes it the 130th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kerehithalu village has 192 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerehithalu has about 979 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 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kerehithalu is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerehithalu covers 490.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerehithalu falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerehithalu is Anandapuram, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerehithalu.

Kerehithalu is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerehithalu is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 5.6 km away. Shikaripura is about 25 km away. Sagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.