About Baruve Village

Baruve is a large village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,704 males and 1,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruve Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruve village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	422.73 hectares
Population	3,476
Male Population	1,704
Female Population	1,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baruve compares

By the 2011 count Baruve is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 422.73 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Baruve

Baruve is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baruve 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baruve from other places

Baruve lies about 73 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 27 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 Baruve
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	19 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	27 km
Nearest railway station	Sagar Jambagaru	27 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	73 km

Villages closest to Baruve

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruve village had a population of 3,476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Baruve village has 1,704 males and 1,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruve has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Baruve is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruve covers 422.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baruve falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baruve is Sagar Jambagaru, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baruve.

Baruve is about 73 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruve is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 19 km away. Sāgar is about 27 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.