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About Kodase Village

Kodase is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 132 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodase Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodase village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 865.9 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 132
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodase compares

By the 2011 count Kodase is the 138th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 865.9 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kodase

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

Kodase lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 31 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 Kodase
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 31 km
Nearest town Sāgar 36 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Kodase

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 Kodase

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodase village had a population of 255. That makes it the 138th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kodase village has 132 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodase has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Kodase covers 865.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodase falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodase is Anandapuram, about 31 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 Kodase.

Kodase 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.

Kodase is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 7.7 km away. Anandapuram is about 31 km away. Sāgar 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 Basavanabyana (under 2 km), Haniya (2.4 km) and Hilukunji (2.9 km).

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

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