Bilikere, Mysore

Bilikere is a small town in Hunsur taluk of Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Bilikere
Tibetan Monastery near Bilikere
Coordinates: 12.33582°N 76.45078°E / 12.33582; 76.45078
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Taluk	Hunsur
Area
• Total	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population
• Total	5,491
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571105

Location

Bilikere lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Mysore city. It is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Hunsur and 167 kilometres (104 mi) from Bangalore. Nearby villages include:

• Yalachavadi - 2 km
• Manuganahalli - 4 km
• Bolanahalli - 5 km
• Gagenahalli - 6 km
• Devarahalli - 4 km
• Doddamaragowdanahalli - 8 km
• Nagawala - 9 km
• Husenapura-6 km

Etymology

Bilikere got its name from a 100-acre water tank that had a white colour.

Education

The nearest college is the Government Pre-University College Hanasoge. Schools include Adulam High school, Sri Manjunatha High school and the Morarji Desai School.

Notable people

• Bilikere Srinivasa Rao Dwarakanath (born 1955), molecular biologist.

Devaraj Wodeyar Hosahally (born on November 6, 1984, from Wodeyar Hosahally, Bilikere) is a psychologist and a research scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Image gallery

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  Bilikere Lake
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  Bilikere Town
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  Bilikere