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About Diggenahalli Village

Diggenahalli is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 221 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diggenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diggenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577243
Area (hectares) 469.88 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 221
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diggenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Diggenahalli is the 110th 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 469.88 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Diggenahalli

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

Diggenahalli lies about 28 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 25 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 Diggenahalli
Nearest town Channagiri 18 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 28 km

Villages closest to Diggenahalli

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 Diggenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Diggenahalli village had a population of 416. That makes it the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Diggenahalli village has 221 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diggenahalli has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Diggenahalli is 577243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diggenahalli covers 469.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Diggenahalli falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Diggenahalli is Shimoga Bidare, about 25 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 Diggenahalli.

Diggenahalli is about 28 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diggenahalli is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Channagiri is about 18 km away. Shimoga Bidare is about 25 km away. Bhadravati 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 Arisinaghatta (under 2 km), Kurubaravittalapura (2.0 km) and Sydarakallahalli (2.2 km).

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

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