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About Byalakere Village

Byalakere is a small village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 119 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byalakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byalakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572214
Area (hectares) 427.92 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 119
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Byalakere compares

By the 2011 count Byalakere is the 175th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 427.92 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Byalakere

Byalakere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Byalakere as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Byalakere from other places

Byalakere lies about 54 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 20 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 Byalakere
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 2.5 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kardi 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 54 km

Villages closest to Byalakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Byalakere village had a population of 238. That makes it the 175th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Byalakere village has 119 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byalakere has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Byalakere is 572214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byalakere covers 427.92 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.

Byalakere falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Byalakere is Kardi, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Byalakere.

Byalakere is about 54 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byalakere is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 2.5 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 2.5 km away. Kardi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maligehalli (under 2 km), Chikkenahalli (1.5 km) and Aladakatte (1.7 km).

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

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