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About Karekyathanahalli Village

Karekyathanahalli is a mid sized village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 285 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karekyathanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karekyathanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 193.93 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 285
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karekyathanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Karekyathanahalli is the 140th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 193.93 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Karekyathanahalli

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

Karekyathanahalli lies about 60 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 40 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 Karekyathanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Sira 18 km
Nearest town Sīra 18 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 40 km
District headquarters Tumkur 60 km

Villages closest to Karekyathanahalli

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 Karekyathanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Karekyathanahalli village had a population of 586. That makes it the 140th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Karekyathanahalli village has 285 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karekyathanahalli has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Karekyathanahalli is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karekyathanahalli covers 193.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karekyathanahalli falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karekyathanahalli is Pavagada, about 40 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 Karekyathanahalli.

Karekyathanahalli is about 60 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karekyathanahalli is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 18 km away. Sīra is about 18 km away. Pavagada is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ragalahalli (2.1 km), Handikunte (2.9 km) and Hariyajjanahalli (3.1 km).

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

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