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About Hongodu Village

Hongodu is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 13 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hongodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hongodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 42.02 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 13
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,385
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hongodu compares

By the 2011 count Hongodu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 42.02 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Hongodu

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

Hongodu lies about 84 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 7.2 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 Hongodu
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 20 km
Nearest town Sāgar 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 84 km

Villages closest to Hongodu

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 Hongodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Hongodu village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Hongodu village has 13 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hongodu has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Hongodu is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hongodu covers 42.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hongodu falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hongodu is Talaguppa, about 7.2 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 Hongodu.

Hongodu is about 84 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hongodu is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 7.2 km away. Sagar is about 20 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanuthota (under 2 km), Iduvani (under 2 km) and Talavata (2.2 km).

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

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