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About Genasinakuni Village

Genasinakuni is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 344 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Genasinakuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Genasinakuni village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 542.55 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 344
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Genasinakuni compares

By the 2011 count Genasinakuni is the 62nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 542.55 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Genasinakuni

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

Genasinakuni lies about 60 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 12 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 Genasinakuni
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 12 km
Nearest town Sāgar 12 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 12 km
District headquarters Shimoga 60 km

Villages closest to Genasinakuni

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 Genasinakuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Genasinakuni village had a population of 706. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Genasinakuni village has 344 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Genasinakuni has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Genasinakuni is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Genasinakuni covers 542.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Genasinakuni falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Genasinakuni is Sagar Jambagaru, about 12 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 village for Genasinakuni.

Genasinakuni is about 60 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Genasinakuni is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 12 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuruva Ri (1.9 km), Satalalu (2.7 km) and Avinahalli (2.7 km).

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

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