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About Shedtikere Village

Shedtikere is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 178 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shedtikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedtikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 180.78 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 178
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shedtikere compares

By the 2011 count Shedtikere is the 131st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 180.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Shedtikere

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

How far is Shedtikere from other places

Shedtikere lies about 60 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 7.3 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 Shedtikere
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 6.6 km
Nearest town Sāgar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 7.3 km
District headquarters Shimoga 60 km

Villages closest to Shedtikere

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 Shedtikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedtikere village had a population of 377. That makes it the 131st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Shedtikere village has 178 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedtikere has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Shedtikere is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shedtikere covers 180.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shedtikere falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shedtikere is Sagar Jambagaru, about 7.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shedtikere.

Shedtikere 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.

Shedtikere is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 6.6 km away. Sāgar is about 6.6 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerekoppa (under 2 km), Mavinasara (1.6 km) and Bhimanakone (2.0 km).

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

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