About Bhogi Village

Bhogi is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 534 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	368.73 hectares
Population	1,055
Male Population	534
Female Population	521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhogi compares

By the 2011 count Bhogi is the 74th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 368.73 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Bhogi

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

Bhogi lies about 53 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 28 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 Bhogi
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	9.2 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Adderi	28 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	53 km

Villages closest to Bhogi

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.

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Common questions about Bhogi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogi village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 74th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Bhogi village has 534 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogi has about 976 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 Bhogi is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogi covers 368.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhogi falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhogi is Adderi, about 28 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 Bhogi.

Bhogi is about 53 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogi is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 9.2 km away. Shikaripura is about 9.2 km away. Adderi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.