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About Sampalli Village

Sampalli is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 81 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577431
Area (hectares) 277.76 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 81
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampalli compares

By the 2011 count Sampalli is the 188th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 277.76 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Sampalli

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

Sampalli lies about 52 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 15 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 Sampalli
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 19 km
Nearest town Sāgar 19 km
District headquarters Shimoga 52 km

Villages closest to Sampalli

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 Sampalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampalli village had a population of 156. That makes it the 188th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Sampalli village has 81 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampalli has about 926 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 Sampalli is 577431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampalli covers 277.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sampalli falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sampalli is Anandapuram, about 15 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 Sampalli.

Sampalli is about 52 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampalli is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 15 km away. Sagar is about 19 km away. Sāgar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumari (2.8 km), Gijaga (3.6 km) and Sulagodu (3.8 km).

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

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