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About Karigerasu Village

Karigerasu is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 321 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karigerasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karigerasu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 743.23 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 321
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karigerasu compares

By the 2011 count Karigerasu is the 70th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 743.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Karigerasu

Karigerasu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karigerasu 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. The nearest villages by name are Kanagodu, Karagodu, Karakki and Kargadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karigerasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karigerasu village had a population of 632. That makes it the 70th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Karigerasu village has 321 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karigerasu has about 969 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 Karigerasu is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karigerasu covers 743.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karigerasu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Karigerasu notes the nearest railway station 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 Karigerasu.

Karigerasu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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