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About Kibbachalu Village

Kibbachalu is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 32 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kibbachalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kibbachalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 142.18 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 32
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kibbachalu compares

By the 2011 count Kibbachalu is the 210th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 142.18 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kibbachalu

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

Kibbachalu lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 4.4 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 Kibbachalu
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 11 km
Nearest town Sāgar 11 km
District headquarters Shimoga 74 km

Villages closest to Kibbachalu

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 Kibbachalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kibbachalu village had a population of 66. That makes it the 210th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kibbachalu village has 32 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kibbachalu has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Kibbachalu covers 142.18 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.

Kibbachalu falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kibbachalu is Talaguppa, about 4.4 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 Kibbachalu.

Kibbachalu 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.

Kibbachalu is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 4.4 km away. Sagar is about 11 km away. Sāgar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunasuru (under 2 km), Bhyrapura (under 2 km) and Gowthampura (under 2 km).

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

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