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About Shibaje Village

Shibaje is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,177 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3392.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shibaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shibaje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574198
Area (hectares) 3392.21 hectares
Population 2,343
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shibaje compares

By the 2011 count Shibaje is the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 3392.21 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Shibaje

Shibaje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shibaje 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shibaje from other places

Shibaje lies about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Shrivagilu, about 15 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 Shibaje
Nearest railway station Shrivagilu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 26 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 27 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 33 km

Villages closest to Shibaje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shibaje village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Shibaje village has 1,177 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shibaje has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Shibaje is 574198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shibaje covers 3392.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shibaje falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shibaje is Shrivagilu, about 15 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 village for Shibaje.

Shibaje is about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shibaje is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Shrivagilu is about 15 km away. Beltangadi is about 26 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shishila (2.5 km), Hathyadka (4.0 km) and Kalanja (6.7 km).

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

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