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About Shettikera Village

Shettikera is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,164 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1423.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shettikera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shettikera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585321
Area (hectares) 1423.07 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shettikera compares

By the 2011 count Shettikera is the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 1423.07 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Shettikera

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

Shettikera lies about 46 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 40 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 Shettikera
Nearest town Shorāpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 40 km
District headquarters Yadgir 46 km

Villages closest to Shettikera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shettikera village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Shettikera village has 1,164 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shettikera has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Shettikera is 585321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shettikera covers 1423.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shettikera falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shettikera is Thangundi, about 40 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 Shettikera.

Shettikera is about 46 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shettikera is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shorāpur is about 12 km away. Shahpur is about 14 km away. Thangundi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangnal (1.8 km), Wandurg (4.0 km) and Dariyapur (4.2 km).

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

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