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About Bandigudda Village

Bandigudda is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 62 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 828.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bandigudda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bandigudda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577301
Area (hectares) 828.44 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 62
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bandigudda compares

By the 2011 count Bandigudda is the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 828.44 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 990.

Getting to Bandigudda

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

Bandigudda lies about 29 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 14 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 Bandigudda
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 15 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 29 km

Villages closest to Bandigudda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bandigudda village had a population of 133. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Bandigudda village has 62 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bandigudda has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bandigudda is 577301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bandigudda covers 828.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bandigudda falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bandigudda is Masarahalli, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Bandigudda.

Bandigudda is about 29 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bandigudda is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 14 km away. Bhadravati is about 15 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badanehal (under 2 km), Belligere (2.3 km) and Dodderi (5.7 km).

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

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