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About Kerehittal Village

Kerehittal is a small village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 40 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerehittal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerehittal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Bhatkal
Pincode 581320
Area (hectares) 379.23 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 40
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerehittal compares

By the 2011 count Kerehittal is the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 379.23 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kerehittal

Kerehittal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerehittal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jali, Kaggundi, Kaikini and Karikal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kerehittal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerehittal village had a population of 74. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Kerehittal village has 40 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerehittal has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kerehittal is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerehittal covers 379.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kerehittal falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kerehittal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kerehittal is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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