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About Tangalavadi Village

Tangalavadi is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 117 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tangalavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tangalavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 392.95 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 117
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tangalavadi compares

By the 2011 count Tangalavadi is the 166th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 392.95 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Tangalavadi

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

How far is Tangalavadi from other places

Tangalavadi lies about 73 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 19 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 Tangalavadi
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 20 km
Nearest town Sāgar 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 73 km

Villages closest to Tangalavadi

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 Tangalavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tangalavadi village had a population of 233. That makes it the 166th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Tangalavadi village has 117 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tangalavadi has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Tangalavadi is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tangalavadi covers 392.95 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.

Tangalavadi falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tangalavadi is Talaguppa, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tangalavadi.

Tangalavadi 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.

Tangalavadi is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 20 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athavadi (under 2 km), Brahmana Keppige (1.9 km) and Nadakeppige (1.9 km).

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

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