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About Kudigere Village

Kudigere is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 241 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577431
Area (hectares) 985.45 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 241
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kudigere compares

By the 2011 count Kudigere is the 106th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 985.45 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kudigere

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

Kudigere lies about 49 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 6.6 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 Kudigere
Nearest railway station Adderi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 49 km

Villages closest to Kudigere

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 Kudigere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudigere village had a population of 472. That makes it the 106th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kudigere village has 241 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudigere has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kudigere is 577431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudigere covers 985.45 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.

Kudigere falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kudigere is Adderi, about 6.6 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 Kudigere.

Kudigere is about 49 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudigere is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 6.6 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 Kotekoppa (1.8 km), Belandur (2.4 km) and Thyagarthi (2.6 km).

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

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