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About Kereyagalahalli Village

Kereyagalahalli is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 355 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kereyagalahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kereyagalahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 275.25 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 355
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kereyagalahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kereyagalahalli is the 86th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 275.25 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kereyagalahalli

Kereyagalahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kereyagalahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kereyagalahalli from other places

Kereyagalahalli lies about 22 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kyatsandra, about 21 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 Kereyagalahalli
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Kyatsandra 21 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 21 km
District headquarters Tumkur 22 km

Villages closest to Kereyagalahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kereyagalahalli village had a population of 679. That makes it the 86th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Kereyagalahalli village has 355 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kereyagalahalli has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kereyagalahalli is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kereyagalahalli covers 275.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kereyagalahalli falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kereyagalahalli is Kyatsandra, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Kereyagalahalli.

Kereyagalahalli is about 22 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kereyagalahalli is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 5.5 km away. Kyatsandra is about 21 km away. Madhugiri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanchihalli (under 2 km), Doddenahalli (1.6 km) and Madavara (2.1 km).

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

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