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- LGD code
- 609998
- Pincode
- 577132
- Post office
- Mudigere
- Population
- 459
- Households
- 115
- Literacy rate
- 84.7%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 289
- Distance to district centre
- 161 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 175 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 218 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 350 km
- Nearest railway station
- Molakalmuru · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Molakalmuru Taluk Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Halekere compares
By population, Halekere ranks #62 of 127 villages in Mudigere mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.7%
+16.4% vs mandal average
- Halekere
- 84.7%
- Mudigere mandal
- 68.3%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
−57 vs mandal average
- Halekere
- 987
- Mudigere mandal
- 1,044
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Halekere
- 4.0
- Mudigere mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Halekere at a glance
Halekere is a village of 459 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 62nd-largest of 127 villages in Mudigere taluk. Literacy is 85%, 16 points above the taluk average of 68% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 161 km from the Chikkamagaluru district centre, 47 km from Naikanahatti, the nearest town, 5 km from Molakalmuru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577132, served by Mudigere post office; the LGD village code is 609998. The nearest hospital or health centre is Molakalmuru Taluk Government Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Chikmagalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. D. Thammaiah. The population is estimated at 521 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hanthuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halekere · this village | 459 | 85% | — |
| Halekere · Sakleshpur | 303 | 64% | 0 km N |
| Hanagal · Molakalmuru | 2,860 | 60% | 1 km W |
| Megalahatti · Molakalmuru | — | — | 2.5 km NE |
| Bommalinganahalli · Molakalmuru | 1,468 | 53% | 3 km NW |
| Gundluru · Molakalmuru | 588 | 77% | 3.5 km S |
| Molakalmuru · Molakalmuru | — | — | 4.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Halekere
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUDIGERE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HANTHURU
- Total area (ha)
- 474.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Halekere
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Halekere
- LGD code
- 609998
- Pincode
- 577132
- Post office
- Mudigere
- Population (Census 2011)
- 459
- Population (projected 2026)
- 521
- Households
- 115
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 84.7%
- Coordinates
- 14.73565°N, 76.71248°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chikmagalur
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. D. Thammaiah
- Block / Mandal
- Mudigere
Getting there
How to reach Halekere
Nearest town · 15,545 people
Naikanahatti · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru218 kmcapital
- Hyderabad350 km
- Chennai426 km
- Mumbai632 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMolakalmuru5 km
- Bus stopMolakalmuru Bus Station4 km
- Hospital / PHCMolakalmuru Taluk Government Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankVishwas Souharda Sahakarini4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- CollegeGovernment Junior College4 km
- Police stationPolice Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Halekere
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Halekere
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Government Junior CollegeCollege3.5 km ↗
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Villages near Halekere
Other villages in Mudigere mandal
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- Kudahalli
- G.Agrahara
- Kundur
- B.Hosahalli
- Balur
- Jogannanakere
- Phalguni
- Javali
- Bidarahalli
- Mudigere (Rural)
- Halekote
- Niduvale
- Kammaragodu
- G.Hosahalli
- Kunnahalli
- Kannapura
- Chinniga
- Angadi
- Taruve
- Makonahalli
- Baggasagodu
- Devarunda
- Bettagere
- Udase
- Halike
- Kolur
- Koradathalgur
- Kadidal
- Urubage
- Hadivoni
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)