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About Kiruvase Village

Kiruvase is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 81 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1504.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiruvase Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiruvase village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 1504.88 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 81
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiruvase compares

By the 2011 count Kiruvase is the 189th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1504.88 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kiruvase

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

Kiruvase lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 22 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 Kiruvase
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 22 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 72 km

Villages closest to Kiruvase

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 Kiruvase

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiruvase village had a population of 155. That makes it the 189th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kiruvase village has 81 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiruvase has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Kiruvase covers 1504.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiruvase falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kiruvase is Sagar Jambagaru, about 22 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 Kiruvase.

Kiruvase 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.

Kiruvase is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 22 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadehalli (2.7 km), Chimale (2.8 km) and Brahmana Keppige (3.5 km).

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

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