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About Kaptemane Village

Kaptemane is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 47 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaptemane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaptemane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 197.25 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 47
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaptemane compares

By the 2011 count Kaptemane is the 205th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 197.25 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kaptemane

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

Kaptemane lies about 57 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, 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 Kaptemane
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 12 km
Nearest town Sāgar 12 km
District headquarters Shimoga 57 km

Villages closest to Kaptemane

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 Kaptemane

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaptemane village had a population of 94. That makes it the 205th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kaptemane village has 47 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaptemane has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Kaptemane covers 197.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaptemane falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaptemane is Balegundi, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kaptemane.

Kaptemane is about 57 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaptemane is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 12 km away. Balegundi is about 12 km away. Sāgar 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 Avade (2.2 km), Channiganathota (2.8 km) and Genasinakuni (3.2 km).

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

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