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About Nanjapura Village

Nanjapura is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 392 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanjapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanjapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577301
Area (hectares) 328.27 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 392
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nanjapura compares

By the 2011 count Nanjapura is the 83rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 328.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nanjapura

Nanjapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nanjapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanjapura from other places

Nanjapura lies about 17 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Bhadravati, about 4.2 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 Nanjapura
Nearest railway station Bhadravati 4.2 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 4.7 km
District headquarters Shimoga 17 km

Villages closest to Nanjapura

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 Nanjapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanjapura village had a population of 816. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Nanjapura village has 392 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanjapura has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Nanjapura covers 328.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanjapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nanjapura is Bhadravati, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nanjapura.

Nanjapura is about 17 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanjapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 4.2 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 4.7 km away. Shimoga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommanakatte (under 2 km), Thimmlapura (2.3 km) and Hiriyur (2.5 km).

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

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