About Shettikere Village

Shettikere is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 484 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shettikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shettikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Kunigal
Pincode	572120
Area (hectares)	314.95 hectares
Population	946
Male Population	484
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shettikere compares

By the 2011 count Shettikere is the 58th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 314.95 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shettikere

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

Shettikere lies about 29 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 6.6 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 Shettikere
Nearest railway station	Tippasandra	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kunigal	7.8 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	29 km

Villages closest to Shettikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shettikere village had a population of 946. That makes it the 58th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Shettikere village has 484 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shettikere has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Shettikere is 572120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shettikere covers 314.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shettikere falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shettikere is Tippasandra, about 6.6 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 Shettikere.

Shettikere is about 29 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shettikere is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Tippasandra is about 6.6 km away. Kunigal is about 7.8 km away. Tumkur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.