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About Vasave Village

Vasave is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 220 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vasave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vasave village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 415.3 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 220
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vasave compares

By the 2011 count Vasave is the 97th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 415.3 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Vasave

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

Vasave lies about 51 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 24 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 Vasave
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 24 km
Nearest town Sāgar 31 km
District headquarters Shimoga 51 km

Villages closest to Vasave

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 Vasave

As per the Census of India 2011, Vasave village had a population of 439. That makes it the 97th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Vasave village has 220 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vasave has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Vasave covers 415.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vasave falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vasave is Anandapuram, about 24 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 Vasave.

Vasave is about 51 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vasave is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 3.5 km away. Anandapuram is about 24 km away. Sāgar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varakodu (2.2 km), L Guddekoppa (2.8 km) and M Guddekoppa (2.8 km).

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

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