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About Bhavikeri Village

Bhavikeri is one of the larger villages in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,160, made up of 4,058 males and 4,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhavikeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhavikeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581314
Area (hectares) 494.27 hectares
Population 8,160
Male Population 4,058
Female Population 4,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhavikeri compares

By the 2011 count Bhavikeri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 494.27 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bhavikeri

Bhavikeri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhavikeri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhavikeri from other places

Bhavikeri lies about 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 7.2 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 Bhavikeri
Nearest railway station Kumta 7.2 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Ankola 32 km

Villages closest to Bhavikeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhavikeri village had a population of 8,160. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Bhavikeri village has 4,058 males and 4,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhavikeri has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bhavikeri is 581314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhavikeri covers 494.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhavikeri falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhavikeri is Kumta, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhavikeri.

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

Bhavikeri is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 7.2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 26 km away. Ankola is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takatgeri (under 2 km), Bogribail (3.8 km) and Shirgunji (4.1 km).

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

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