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About Yerekatte Village

Yerekatte is a small village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 223 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yerekatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yerekatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572214
Area (hectares) 847.59 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 223
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Yerekatte compares

By the 2011 count Yerekatte is the 127th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 847.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Yerekatte

Yerekatte is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Yerekatte 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 Yerekatte from other places

Yerekatte lies about 64 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 26 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 Yerekatte
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 13 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 13 km
Nearest railway station Banashankari 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 64 km

Villages closest to Yerekatte

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 Yerekatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Yerekatte village had a population of 448. That makes it the 127th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Yerekatte village has 223 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yerekatte has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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

Yerekatte covers 847.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Yerekatte falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yerekatte is Banashankari, about 26 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 Yerekatte.

Yerekatte is about 64 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yerekatte is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 13 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 13 km away. Banashankari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yarakatte (under 2 km), Belaguli (under 2 km) and Baragur (1.7 km).

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

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