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About Udukere Village

Udukere is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 177 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udukere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udukere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 200.77 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 177
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udukere compares

By the 2011 count Udukere is the 139th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 200.77 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1033.

Getting to Udukere

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

Udukere lies about 35 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 23 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 Udukere
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 13 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 23 km
District headquarters Shimoga 35 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 35 km

Villages closest to Udukere

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 Udukere

As per the Census of India 2011, Udukere village had a population of 347. That makes it the 139th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Udukere village has 177 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udukere has about 960 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 1033.

The pincode recorded for Udukere is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udukere covers 200.77 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.

Udukere falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Udukere is Arasalu, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Udukere.

Udukere is about 35 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udukere is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 13 km away. Arasalu is about 23 km away. Shimoga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hallusale (under 2 km), Hullathi (under 2 km) and Halesara (1.8 km).

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

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