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About Nadakalasi Village

Nadakalasi is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 720 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1143.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadakalasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadakalasi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 1143.57 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 720
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nadakalasi compares

By the 2011 count Nadakalasi is the 19th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1143.57 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Nadakalasi

Nadakalasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nadakalasi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nadakalasi from other places

Nadakalasi lies about 60 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 4.3 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 Nadakalasi
Nearest railway station Balegundi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 6.0 km
Nearest town Sāgar 6.0 km
District headquarters Shimoga 60 km

Villages closest to Nadakalasi

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 Nadakalasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadakalasi village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 19th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Nadakalasi village has 720 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadakalasi has about 1008 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 Nadakalasi is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nadakalasi covers 1143.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nadakalasi falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nadakalasi is Balegundi, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Nadakalasi.

Nadakalasi is about 60 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadakalasi is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 4.3 km away. Sagar is about 6.0 km away. Sāgar is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerodi (under 2 km), Marasa (2.0 km) and Balagodu (2.5 km).

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

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