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About Adakekere Village

Adakekere is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 290 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adakekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adakekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572213
Area (hectares) 392.23 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 290
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adakekere compares

By the 2011 count Adakekere is the 144th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 392.23 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Adakekere

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

Adakekere lies about 32 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, 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 Adakekere
Nearest railway station Siddapura 13 km
Nearest town Kunigal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 32 km

Villages closest to Adakekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adakekere village had a population of 615. That makes it the 144th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Adakekere village has 290 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adakekere has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Adakekere is 572213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adakekere covers 392.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adakekere falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Adakekere is Siddapura, 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 Adakekere.

Adakekere is about 32 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adakekere is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 13 km away. Kunigal is about 14 km away. Gubbi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abbanakuppe (3.1 km), Ankalakoppa (3.4 km) and Naranahalli (3.4 km).

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

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