About Chimale Village

Chimale is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 177 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1459.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimale village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577401
Area (hectares)	1459.76 hectares
Population	357
Male Population	177
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimale compares

By the 2011 count Chimale is the 135th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1459.76 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1029.

Getting to Chimale

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

Chimale lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 25 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 Chimale
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	25 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Sagar Jambagaru	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	74 km

Villages closest to Chimale

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.

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Common questions about Chimale

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimale village had a population of 357. That makes it the 135th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Chimale village has 177 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimale has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Chimale covers 1459.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chimale falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chimale is Sagar Jambagaru, about 25 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 Chimale.

Chimale is about 74 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimale is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 25 km away. Sāgar is about 25 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.