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Karnataka govt begins relocation of 11k seized vehicles to Bengaluru outskirts
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- LGD code
- 603491
- Pincode
- 581332
- Post office
- Herwatta
- Population
- 877
- Households
- 205
- Literacy rate
- 81.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 270
- Distance to district centre
- 282 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 287 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 73 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 347 km
- Nearest railway station
- Heggere · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ashraya Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Urkeri compares
By population, Urkeri ranks #44 of 119 villages in Kumta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.8%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Urkeri
- 81.8%
- Kumta mandal
- 76.0%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+69 vs mandal average
- Urkeri
- 1,049
- Kumta mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Urkeri
- 4.3
- Kumta mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Urkeri at a glance
Urkeri is a village of 877 people in 205 households (Census 2011) in Kumta taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 44th-largest of 119 villages in Kumta taluk. Literacy is 82%, 6 points above the taluk average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 282 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 49 km from Rolla, the nearest town, 7 km from Heggere railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581332, served by Herwatta post office; the LGD village code is 603491. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashraya Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Sirsi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhimanna T. Naik. The population is estimated at 1,034 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urkeri · this village | 877 | 82% | — |
| Maralenahalli · Tumakuru | — | — | 1.3 km S |
| Hebbaka · Tumakuru | 2,068 | 72% | 1.9 km NW |
| Rangapura · Tumakuru | — | — | 2.2 km SE |
| Rangapura · Koratagere | 183 | 67% | 2.2 km SE |
| Annenahalli · Tumakuru | 671 | 77% | 2.3 km NE |
| Kattigenahalli · Tumakuru | 545 | 82% | 3.3 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Urkeri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- KUMTA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 74
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VALGALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 292.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 96.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 98.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Urkeri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Urkeri
- LGD code
- 603491
- Pincode
- 581332
- Post office
- Herwatta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 877
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,034
- Households
- 205
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 81.8%
- Coordinates
- 13.40000°N, 77.08333°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Uttara Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sirsi
- Member of Parliament
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bhimanna T. Naik
- Block / Mandal
- Kumta
- Nearest bank
- Atm Indian Overseas Bank Oorukere (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Urkeri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru73 kmcapital
- Chennai347 km
- Hyderabad468 km
- Mumbai774 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHeggere7 km
- Bus stopKSRTC7 km
- Hospital / PHCAshraya Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankAtm Indian Overseas Bank Oorukere<1 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Bunk<1 km
- CollegeSridevi Institute of Engineering - SIET3 km
- Police stationPolice Station12 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Atm Indian Overseas Bank Oorukereunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- HP Petrol Bunkunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Urkeri
3 Temples, 1 Church, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Urkeri
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 581332
Villages near Urkeri
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)