About Barandooru Village

Barandooru is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,149 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barandooru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barandooru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Pincode	577245
Area (hectares)	357.79 hectares
Population	2,308
Male Population	1,149
Female Population	1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barandooru compares

By the 2011 count Barandooru is the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 357.79 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barandooru

Barandooru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barandooru 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 Barandooru from other places

Barandooru lies about 23 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about under 2 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 Barandooru
Nearest railway station	Masarahalli	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	6.3 km
Nearest town	Bhadrāvati	6.3 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	23 km

Villages closest to Barandooru

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.

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Common questions about Barandooru

As per the Census of India 2011, Barandooru village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Barandooru village has 1,149 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barandooru has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barandooru is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barandooru covers 357.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barandooru falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Barandooru is Masarahalli, about under 2 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 Barandooru.

Barandooru is about 23 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barandooru is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about under 2 km away. Bhadravati is about 6.3 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.