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About Nivane Village

Nivane is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 150 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,313 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nivane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nivane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 370.33 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 150
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,313
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nivane compares

By the 2011 count Nivane is the 118th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 370.33 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Nivane

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

Nivane lies about 45 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, 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 Nivane
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 11 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 21 km
Nearest town Sāgar 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 45 km

Villages closest to Nivane

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 Nivane

As per the Census of India 2011, Nivane village had a population of 347. That makes it the 118th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Nivane village has 150 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nivane has about 1313 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Nivane covers 370.33 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.

Nivane falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nivane is Kenchanalu, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nivane.

Nivane is about 45 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nivane is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 11 km away. Kenchanalu is about 21 km away. Sāgar 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 Adavalli (2.0 km), Anegadde (2.5 km) and Hiriyogi (2.6 km).

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

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