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About Kerebettu Village

Kerebettu is a mid sized village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 450 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerebettu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerebettu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 576112
Area (hectares) 445.12 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 450
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerebettu compares

By the 2011 count Kerebettu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 445.12 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Kerebettu

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

Kerebettu lies about 26 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 21 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 Kerebettu
Nearest town Someshwar 13 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 21 km
District headquarters Udupi 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 26 km

Villages closest to Kerebettu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerebettu village had a population of 883. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Kerebettu village has 450 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerebettu has about 962 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 1097.

The pincode recorded for Kerebettu is 576112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerebettu covers 445.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerebettu falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kerebettu is Barkur, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Kerebettu.

Kerebettu is about 26 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerebettu is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Someshwar is about 13 km away. Barkur is about 21 km away. Udupi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chara (3.1 km), Hebri (4.2 km) and Shivapura (4.5 km).

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

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