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About Mathikere Village

Mathikere is a small village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 141 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572222
Area (hectares) 552.17 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 141
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathikere compares

By the 2011 count Mathikere is the 244th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 552.17 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mathikere

Mathikere is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathikere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mathikere from other places

Mathikere lies about 26 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Nittur, about 12 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 Mathikere
Nearest railway station Nittur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 13 km
District headquarters Tumkur 26 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 26 km

Villages closest to Mathikere

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 Mathikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathikere village had a population of 265. That makes it the 244th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Mathikere village has 141 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathikere has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mathikere is 572222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathikere covers 552.17 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.

Mathikere falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathikere is Nittur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mathikere.

Mathikere is about 26 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathikere is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Nittur is about 12 km away. Gubbi is about 13 km away. Tumkur 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 Somalapura (1.8 km), Muginahunase (2.4 km) and Ankapura (2.6 km).

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

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