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About Bobbige Village

Bobbige is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 303 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2105.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bobbige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bobbige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 2105.05 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 303
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bobbige compares

By the 2011 count Bobbige is the 70th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 2105.05 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1029.

Getting to Bobbige

Bobbige is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bobbige as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bobbige from other places

Bobbige lies about 87 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Mookambika Road Byndoor, about 20 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 Bobbige
Nearest railway station Mookambika Road Byndoor 20 km
Nearest town Byndoor 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 87 km

Villages closest to Bobbige

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 Bobbige

As per the Census of India 2011, Bobbige village had a population of 636. That makes it the 70th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Bobbige village has 303 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bobbige has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Bobbige is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bobbige covers 2105.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bobbige falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bobbige is Mookambika Road Byndoor, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Bobbige.

Bobbige is about 87 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bobbige is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Mookambika Road Byndoor is about 20 km away. Byndoor is about 20 km away. Sagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valur (2.9 km), Kodanavalli (3.9 km) and Kudaruru (7.4 km).

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

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