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About Adaganti Village

Adaganti is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 649 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adaganti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adaganti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 468.92 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 649
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adaganti compares

By the 2011 count Adaganti is the 59th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 468.92 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Adaganti

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

How far is Adaganti from other places

Adaganti lies about 57 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 34 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 Adaganti
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 14 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 14 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 57 km

Villages closest to Adaganti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur 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 Adaganti

As per the Census of India 2011, Adaganti village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 59th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Adaganti village has 649 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adaganti has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Adaganti is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adaganti covers 468.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adaganti falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Adaganti is Adderi, about 34 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 village for Adaganti.

Adaganti is about 57 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adaganti is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 14 km away. Shikaripura is about 14 km away. Adderi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidarikoppa (under 2 km), Sadapura (1.7 km) and Bhakthanakoppa (1.9 km).

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

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