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About Naragodu Village

Naragodu is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 77 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naragodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naragodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577431
Area (hectares) 375.16 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 77
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naragodu compares

By the 2011 count Naragodu is the 181st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 375.16 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Naragodu

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

Naragodu lies about 55 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 2.9 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 Naragodu
Nearest railway station Balegundi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 10 km
Nearest town Sāgar 10 km
District headquarters Shimoga 55 km

Villages closest to Naragodu

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 Naragodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Naragodu village had a population of 164. That makes it the 181st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Naragodu village has 77 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naragodu has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Naragodu covers 375.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naragodu falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Naragodu is Balegundi, about 2.9 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 Naragodu.

Naragodu is about 55 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naragodu is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 2.9 km away. Sagar is about 10 km away. Sāgar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakkarekoppa (under 2 km), Kabbanadakoppa (under 2 km) and Madarasanakoppa (under 2 km).

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

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