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About Nellisara Village

Nellisara is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 450 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellisara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellisara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577451
Area (hectares) 176.3 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 450
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellisara compares

By the 2011 count Nellisara is the 77th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 176.3 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nellisara

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

How far is Nellisara from other places

Nellisara lies about 24 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 13 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 Nellisara
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 15 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 24 km

Villages closest to Nellisara

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 Nellisara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellisara village had a population of 896. That makes it the 77th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Nellisara village has 450 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellisara has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nellisara is 577451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellisara covers 176.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nellisara falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nellisara is Masarahalli, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Nellisara.

Nellisara is about 24 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellisara is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 13 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 Thavaraghatta (under 2 km), Singanamane (1.9 km) and Vadiyuru (2.3 km).

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

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