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About Sindigere Village

Sindigere is a large village in Chikmagalur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,385, made up of 1,235 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1401.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Chikmagalur
Pincode 577146
Area (hectares) 1401.75 hectares
Population 2,385
Male Population 1,235
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindigere compares

By the 2011 count Sindigere is the 17th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 1401.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sindigere

Sindigere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sindigere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sindigere from other places

Sindigere lies about 22 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 8.0 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 Sindigere
Nearest railway station Kanive Halli 8.0 km
Nearest town Belūr 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikmagalur 22 km

Villages closest to Sindigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindigere village had a population of 2,385. That makes it the 17th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Sindigere village has 1,235 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindigere has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sindigere is 577146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindigere covers 1401.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sindigere falls under Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sindigere is Kanive Halli, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance for Sindigere.

Sindigere is about 22 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindigere is in Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Kanive Halli is about 8.0 km away. Belūr is about 20 km away. Chikmagalur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabbigarahalli (1.9 km), Belawadi (4.2 km) and Devagondanahalli (4.3 km).

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

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