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About Kalmane Village

Kalmane is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 276 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 338.57 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 276
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmane compares

By the 2011 count Kalmane is the 95th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 338.57 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Kalmane

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

Kalmane lies about 64 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 5.2 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 Kalmane
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 4.9 km
Nearest town Sāgar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 5.2 km
District headquarters Shimoga 64 km

Villages closest to Kalmane

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 Kalmane

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmane village had a population of 535. That makes it the 95th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kalmane village has 276 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmane has about 938 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 Kalmane is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmane covers 338.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalmane falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalmane is Sagar Jambagaru, about 5.2 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 Kalmane.

Kalmane is about 64 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmane is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 4.9 km away. Sāgar is about 4.9 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yadajigalemane (under 2 km), Haleikkeri (under 2 km) and Udri (under 2 km).

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

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