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About Kargadi Village

Kargadi is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 12 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 15.66 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 12
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargadi compares

By the 2011 count Kargadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 15.66 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kargadi

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

Kargadi lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 28 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 Kargadi
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 28 km
Nearest town Sāgar 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Kargadi

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 Kargadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargadi village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kargadi village has 12 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargadi has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kargadi is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargadi covers 15.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kargadi falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kargadi is Anandapuram, about 28 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 Kargadi.

Kargadi is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargadi is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 4.4 km away. Anandapuram is about 28 km away. Sāgar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbatti (under 2 km), Kukkod Agasaramane (under 2 km) and Haniya (under 2 km).

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

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