Nerlige observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Arsikere mandal is Chennakeshava Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Nerlige itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Nerlige ranks #14 of 369 villages in Arsikere mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nerlige is a village of 2,151 people in 518 households (Census 2011) in Arsikere taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 14th-largest of 369 villages in Arsikere taluk. Literacy is 64%, 7 points below the taluk average of 70% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Hassan district centre, 42 km from Ajjampura, the nearest town, 9 km from Banavar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 573125, served by Javagal post office; the LGD village code is 615461. The nearest hospital or health centre is Javagal Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Tiptur assembly constituency, represented by MLA K Shadakshari. The population is estimated at 2,536 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nerlige →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nerlige · this village | 2,151 | 64% | — |
| Chikkajjikattehalli · Arsikere | 287 | 80% | 4.6 km NE |
| Beluvalli · Arsikere | 800 | 67% | 5 km E |
| Kolagunda · Arsikere | 1,731 | 75% | 5.4 km E |
| Javagal · Arsikere | 7,809 | 74% | 5.5 km S |
| Hakkihalli · Channagiri | 0 | — | 7.7 km S |
| Hakkihalli · Belur | 111 | 69% | 7.7 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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