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About Settikere Village

Settikere is a large village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,158, made up of 1,563 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Settikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Settikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572226
Area (hectares) 785.92 hectares
Population 3,158
Male Population 1,563
Female Population 1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Settikere compares

By the 2011 count Settikere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 785.92 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Settikere

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

How far is Settikere from other places

Settikere lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 13 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 Settikere
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 7.5 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Kardi 13 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Settikere

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 Settikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Settikere village had a population of 3,158. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Settikere village has 1,563 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Settikere has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Settikere is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Settikere covers 785.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Settikere falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Settikere is Kardi, about 13 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 village for Settikere.

Settikere is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Settikere is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 7.5 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 7.5 km away. Kardi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makuvalli (under 2 km), Vaderahalli (1.7 km) and Somalapura (1.8 km).

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

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