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About Baruve Village

Baruve is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 105 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruve Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruve village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577452
Area (hectares) 241.46 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 105
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruve compares

By the 2011 count Baruve is the 171st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 241.46 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Baruve

Baruve is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baruve as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baruve from other places

Baruve lies about 73 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 27 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 Baruve
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 27 km
Nearest town Sāgar 27 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 73 km

Villages closest to Baruve

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 Baruve

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruve village had a population of 219. That makes it the 171st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Baruve village has 105 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruve has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Baruve is 577452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruve covers 241.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baruve falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baruve is Sagar Jambagaru, about 27 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 km distance for Baruve.

Baruve is about 73 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruve is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 27 km away. Sāgar is about 27 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiruru (3.6 km), Chimale (4.0 km) and Yadehalli (4.7 km).

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

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