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About Bidarakere Village

Bidarakere is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 909 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 947.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidarakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidarakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572137
Area (hectares) 947.32 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 909
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidarakere compares

By the 2011 count Bidarakere is the 38th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 947.32 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bidarakere

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

Bidarakere lies about 56 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Gubbi, about 52 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 Bidarakere
Tehsil headquarters Sira 6.1 km
Nearest town Sīra 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Gubbi 52 km
District headquarters Tumkur 56 km

Villages closest to Bidarakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidarakere village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 38th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Bidarakere village has 909 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidarakere has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bidarakere is 572137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidarakere covers 947.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidarakere falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidarakere is Gubbi, about 52 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 Bidarakere.

Bidarakere is about 56 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidarakere is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 6.1 km away. Sīra is about 6.1 km away. Gubbi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarahalli (under 2 km), Bhuthakatnahalli (1.8 km) and Chikkanakote (1.9 km).

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

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