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About Kagarasu Village

Kagarasu is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1053.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagarasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagarasu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 1053.77 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kagarasu compares

By the 2011 count Kagarasu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1053.77 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kagarasu

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

Kagarasu lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 18 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 Kagarasu
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 72 km

Villages closest to Kagarasu

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 Kagarasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagarasu village had a population of 20. 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.

Kagarasu village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagarasu has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Kagarasu covers 1053.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kagarasu falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kagarasu is Talaguppa, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kagarasu.

Kagarasu is about 72 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagarasu is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 18 km away. Sagar is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athavadi (2.2 km), Tangalavadi (2.2 km) and Kalasavalli (2.5 km).

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

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