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About Gubbiga Village

Gubbiga is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 136 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gubbiga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gubbiga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577426
Area (hectares) 418.22 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 136
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gubbiga compares

By the 2011 count Gubbiga is the 128th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 418.22 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Gubbiga

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

Gubbiga lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 22 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 Gubbiga
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 7.4 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 58 km

Villages closest to Gubbiga

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 Gubbiga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gubbiga village had a population of 293. That makes it the 128th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Gubbiga village has 136 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gubbiga has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Gubbiga covers 418.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gubbiga falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gubbiga is Sagar Jambagaru, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gubbiga.

Gubbiga is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gubbiga is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 7.4 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakoppa (2.0 km), Jeni (2.1 km) and Dumma (2.6 km).

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

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