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About Shivane Village

Shivane is a large village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,629, made up of 2,315 males and 2,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1153.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577549, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577549
Area (hectares) 1153.97 hectares
Population 4,629
Male Population 2,315
Female Population 2,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shivane compares

By the 2011 count Shivane is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 1153.97 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shivane

Shivane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivane as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivane from other places

Shivane lies about 62 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 3.0 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 Shivane
Nearest railway station Shivani 3.0 km
Nearest town Birūr 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 26 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 62 km

Villages closest to Shivane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivane village had a population of 4,629. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Shivane village has 2,315 males and 2,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivane has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shivane is 577549. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivane covers 1153.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shivane falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shivane is Shivani, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shivane.

Shivane is about 62 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivane is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 3.0 km away. Birūr is about 25 km away. Tarikere is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivanekaval (under 2 km), Anuvanahalli (1.9 km) and Tadaga (2.1 km).

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

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