About Byse Village

Byse is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 491 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1266.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byse village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577425
Area (hectares)	1266.61 hectares
Population	961
Male Population	491
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Byse compares

By the 2011 count Byse is the 26th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1266.61 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Byse

Byse is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Byse as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Byse from other places

Byse lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 40 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 Byse
Nearest town	Someshwar	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	25 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	40 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	56 km

Villages closest to Byse

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 Byse

As per the Census of India 2011, Byse village had a population of 961. That makes it the 26th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Byse village has 491 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byse has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Byse covers 1266.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Byse falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Byse is Arasalu, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Byse.

Byse is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byse is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 23 km away. Hosanagara is about 25 km away. Arasalu is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.