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About Kelakere Village

Kelakere is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 453 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577220
Area (hectares) 779.58 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 453
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelakere compares

By the 2011 count Kelakere is the 32nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 779.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kelakere

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

Kelakere lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 34 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 Kelakere
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 5.6 km
Nearest town Someshwar 33 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Kelakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelakere village had a population of 923. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kelakere village has 453 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelakere has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kelakere is 577220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelakere covers 779.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelakere falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kelakere is Arasalu, about 34 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 Kelakere.

Kelakere is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelakere is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 5.6 km away. Someshwar is about 33 km away. Arasalu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salekoppa (under 2 km), Munduvalli (under 2 km) and Horabailu (2.2 km).

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

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