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About Karehalli Village

Karehalli is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 178 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572135
Area (hectares) 551.36 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 178
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karehalli compares

By the 2011 count Karehalli is the 166th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 551.36 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Karehalli

Karehalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karehalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Karehalli from other places

Karehalli lies about 76 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 42 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 Karehalli
Tehsil headquarters Sira 28 km
Nearest town Sīra 28 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 42 km
District headquarters Tumkur 76 km

Villages closest to Karehalli

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 Karehalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Karehalli village had a population of 349. That makes it the 166th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Karehalli village has 178 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karehalli has about 961 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 Karehalli is 572135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karehalli covers 551.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karehalli falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karehalli is Somaguddu, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karehalli.

Karehalli is about 76 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karehalli is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 28 km away. Sīra is about 28 km away. Somaguddu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nejanthi (under 2 km), Vajarahalli (1.9 km) and Sasamaru (2.0 km).

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

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