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About Kabale Village

Kabale is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 232 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kabale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kabale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 474.88 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 232
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kabale compares

By the 2011 count Kabale is the 91st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 474.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Kabale

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

Kabale lies about 61 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 36 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 Kabale
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 16 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kundapura 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 61 km

Villages closest to Kabale

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 Kabale

As per the Census of India 2011, Kabale village had a population of 492. That makes it the 91st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kabale village has 232 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kabale has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Kabale covers 474.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kabale falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kabale is Kundapura, about 36 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 Kabale.

Kabale is about 61 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kabale is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 16 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Kundapura 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 Kadiggere (2.3 km), Nidagodu (3.1 km) and Anadagadoduru (3.2 km).

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

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