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About Borekunte Village

Borekunte is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 187 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Borekunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Borekunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572112
Area (hectares) 106.96 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 187
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Borekunte compares

By the 2011 count Borekunte is the 184th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 106.96 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Borekunte

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

Borekunte lies about 30 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 30 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 Borekunte
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 19 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 30 km

Villages closest to Borekunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Borekunte village had a population of 387. That makes it the 184th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Borekunte village has 187 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Borekunte has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Borekunte is 572112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Borekunte covers 106.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Borekunte falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Borekunte is Heggere, about 30 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 Borekunte.

Borekunte is about 30 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Borekunte is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 19 km away. Heggere is about 30 km away. Tumkur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidadagalahalli (2.1 km), Veerannanahalli (2.9 km) and Ranganapalya (3.2 km).

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

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