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About Kadiggere Village

Kadiggere is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 66 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadiggere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadiggere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 232.83 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 66
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadiggere compares

By the 2011 count Kadiggere is the 163rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 232.83 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Kadiggere

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

Kadiggere lies about 60 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 37 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 Kadiggere
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 14 km
Nearest town Someshwar 34 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 60 km

Villages closest to Kadiggere

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 Kadiggere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadiggere village had a population of 137. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kadiggere village has 66 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadiggere has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Kadiggere covers 232.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadiggere falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kadiggere is Anandapuram, about 37 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 km distance for Kadiggere.

Kadiggere is about 60 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadiggere is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 14 km away. Someshwar is about 34 km away. Anandapuram is about 37 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 (2.3 km), Anadagadoduru (2.8 km) and Mudugoppa (2.9 km).

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

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