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About Bhramanavada Village

Bhramanavada is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 245 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1250.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhramanavada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhramanavada village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 1250.68 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 245
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhramanavada compares

By the 2011 count Bhramanavada is the 90th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1250.68 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bhramanavada

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

Bhramanavada lies about 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 34 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 Bhramanavada
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 10 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 34 km
Nearest town Sāgar 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 62 km

Villages closest to Bhramanavada

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.

Common questions about Bhramanavada

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhramanavada village had a population of 494. That makes it the 90th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Bhramanavada village has 245 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhramanavada has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bhramanavada is 577425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhramanavada covers 1250.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhramanavada falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhramanavada is Anandapuram, about 34 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 Bhramanavada.

Bhramanavada is about 62 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhramanavada is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 10 km away. Anandapuram is about 34 km away. Sāgar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilandur (2.9 km), Kilandur Jungle (2.9 km) and Brahmanatharuve (3.6 km).

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

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