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About Nerala Mane Village

Nerala Mane is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 174 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerala Mane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerala Mane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577426
Area (hectares) 442.76 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 174
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nerala Mane compares

By the 2011 count Nerala Mane is the 116th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 442.76 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Nerala Mane

Nerala Mane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nerala Mane 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nerala Mane from other places

Nerala Mane lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 35 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 Nerala Mane
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 15 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Nerala Mane

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 Nerala Mane

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerala Mane village had a population of 357. That makes it the 116th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Nerala Mane village has 174 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerala Mane has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Nerala Mane is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerala Mane covers 442.76 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.

Nerala Mane falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nerala Mane is Kenchanalu, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nerala Mane.

Nerala Mane 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.

Nerala Mane is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 15 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Kenchanalu is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ryave (under 2 km), Anadagadoduru (2.0 km) and Bellur (3.0 km).

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

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