About Kandikere Village

Kandikere is a large village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,785, made up of 1,375 males and 1,410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1040.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode	572228
Area (hectares)	1040.84 hectares
Population	2,785
Male Population	1,375
Female Population	1,410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandikere compares

By the 2011 count Kandikere 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 1040.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Kandikere

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

Kandikere lies about 56 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 29 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 Kandikere
Tehsil headquarters	Chiknayakanhalli	12 km
Nearest town	Chiknāyakanhalli	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kardi	29 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	56 km

Villages closest to Kandikere

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.

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Common questions about Kandikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandikere village had a population of 2,785. 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.

Kandikere village has 1,375 males and 1,410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandikere has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kandikere is 572228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandikere covers 1040.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandikere falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandikere is Kardi, about 29 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 Kandikere.

Kandikere is about 56 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandikere is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 12 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 12 km away. Kardi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.