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About Ryave Village

Ryave is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 346 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1572.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ryave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ryave village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577425
Area (hectares) 1572.41 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 346
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ryave compares

By the 2011 count Ryave is the 61st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1572.41 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Ryave

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

How far is Ryave from other places

Ryave lies about 55 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 Ryave
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 16 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 55 km

Villages closest to Ryave

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 Ryave

As per the Census of India 2011, Ryave village had a population of 700. That makes it the 61st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Ryave village has 346 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ryave has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ryave is 577425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ryave covers 1572.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ryave falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ryave is Kenchanalu, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ryave.

Ryave is about 55 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ryave is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 16 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 Nerala Mane (under 2 km), Bellur (2.8 km) and Belur (2.8 km).

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

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