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About Bastikeri Village

Bastikeri is a small village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 204 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bastikeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastikeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581323
Area (hectares) 218.9 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 204
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastikeri compares

By the 2011 count Bastikeri is the 69th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 218.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bastikeri

Bastikeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bastikeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bastikeri from other places

Bastikeri lies about 27 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kumta, about 16 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 Bastikeri
Nearest railway station Kumta 16 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 27 km

Villages closest to Bastikeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastikeri village had a population of 413. That makes it the 69th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Bastikeri village has 204 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastikeri has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bastikeri is 581323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bastikeri covers 218.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bastikeri falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bastikeri is Kumta, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Bastikeri.

Bastikeri is about 27 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastikeri is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kumta is about 16 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haravalli (under 2 km), Hindbail (under 2 km) and Abbolli (1.6 km).

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

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