About Kekkera Village

Kekkera is one of the larger villages in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,774, made up of 11,065 males and 10,709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6559.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekkera village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shorapur
Pincode	585215
Area (hectares)	6559.38 hectares
Population	21,774
Male Population	11,065
Female Population	10,709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekkera compares

By the 2011 count Kekkera is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 6559.38 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kekkera

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

Kekkera lies about 72 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 69 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 Kekkera
Tehsil headquarters	Shorapur	24 km
Nearest town	Shorāpur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Thangundi	69 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	72 km

Villages closest to Kekkera

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

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Common questions about Kekkera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekkera village had a population of 21,774. 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 1,876 residents.

Kekkera village has 11,065 males and 10,709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekkera has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kekkera is 585215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekkera covers 6559.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kekkera falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kekkera is Thangundi, about 69 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 Kekkera.

Kekkera is about 72 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekkera is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorapur is about 24 km away. Shorāpur is about 24 km away. Thangundi is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.