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About Shedagaru Village

Shedagaru is a small village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 108 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shedagaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedagaru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 542.85 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 108
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shedagaru compares

By the 2011 count Shedagaru is the 52nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 542.85 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Shedagaru

Shedagaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shedagaru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shedagaru from other places

Shedagaru lies about 56 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 40 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 Shedagaru
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 16 km
Nearest town Someshwar 37 km
Nearest railway station Shivamogga - SME 40 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 56 km

Villages closest to Shedagaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedagaru village had a population of 228. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Shedagaru village has 108 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedagaru has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Shedagaru is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shedagaru covers 542.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shedagaru falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shedagaru is Shivamogga - SME, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shedagaru.

Shedagaru is about 56 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shedagaru is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 16 km away. Someshwar is about 37 km away. Shivamogga - SME is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bellur (5.5 km), Konodi (6.5 km) and Hathbur (7.0 km).

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

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