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About Karimane Village

Karimane is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 552 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2229.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karimane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karimane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 2229.97 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 552
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karimane compares

By the 2011 count Karimane is the 21st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 2229.97 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Karimane

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

Karimane lies about 64 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Senapura, about 35 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 Karimane
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 16 km
Nearest town Someshwar 34 km
Nearest railway station Senapura 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 64 km

Villages closest to Karimane

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 Karimane

As per the Census of India 2011, Karimane village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 21st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Karimane village has 552 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karimane has about 982 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 Karimane is 577425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karimane covers 2229.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karimane falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karimane is Senapura, about 35 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 Karimane.

Karimane is about 64 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karimane is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 16 km away. Someshwar is about 34 km away. Senapura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabale (3.4 km), Kadiggere (3.6 km) and Mudugoppa (4.5 km).

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

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