About Kalikapura Village

Kalikapura is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 41 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577418
Area (hectares)	95.06 hectares
Population	80
Male Population	41
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalikapura compares

By the 2011 count Kalikapura is the 172nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 95.06 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 Kalikapura

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

Kalikapura lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 21 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 Kalikapura
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	21 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	24 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	54 km

Villages closest to Kalikapura

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 Kalikapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikapura village had a population of 80. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kalikapura village has 41 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikapura has about 951 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 Kalikapura is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikapura covers 95.06 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.

Kalikapura falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalikapura is Anandapuram, about 21 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 Kalikapura.

Kalikapura is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikapura is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 4.1 km away. Anandapuram is about 21 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.