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About Godekere Village

Godekere is a large village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,018 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572214
Area (hectares) 428.99 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Godekere compares

By the 2011 count Godekere is the 15th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 428.99 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Godekere

Godekere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Godekere 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Godekere from other places

Godekere lies about 48 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banasandra, about 10 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 Godekere
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 7.7 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Banasandra 10 km
District headquarters Tumkur 48 km

Villages closest to Godekere

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 Godekere

As per the Census of India 2011, Godekere village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 15th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Godekere village has 1,018 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godekere has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

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

Godekere covers 428.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Godekere falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Godekere is Banasandra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Godekere.

Godekere is about 48 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godekere is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 7.7 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 7.7 km away. Banasandra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sondenahalli (under 2 km), Naduvanahalli (under 2 km) and Somanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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