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About Bhimaneri Village

Bhimaneri is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 691 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimaneri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 430.09 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 691
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhimaneri compares

By the 2011 count Bhimaneri is the 20th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 430.09 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Bhimaneri

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

How far is Bhimaneri from other places

Bhimaneri lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 4.5 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 Bhimaneri
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 4.6 km
Nearest town Sāgar 4.6 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Bhimaneri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagar 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 Bhimaneri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimaneri village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 20th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Bhimaneri village has 691 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimaneri has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Bhimaneri is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhimaneri covers 430.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhimaneri falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhimaneri is Sagar Jambagaru, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhimaneri.

Bhimaneri is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhimaneri is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar Jambagaru is about 4.5 km away. Sagar is about 4.6 km away. Sāgar is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eli (under 2 km), Marasa (1.6 km) and Balagodu (2.0 km).

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

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