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About Karnelli Village

Karnelli is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 486 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnelli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnelli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577450
Area (hectares) 389.05 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 486
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karnelli compares

By the 2011 count Karnelli is the 83rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 389.05 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Karnelli

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

Karnelli lies about 65 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 31 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 Karnelli
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 22 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 22 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 31 km
District headquarters Shimoga 65 km

Villages closest to Karnelli

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 Karnelli

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnelli village had a population of 914. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Karnelli village has 486 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnelli has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Karnelli is 577450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karnelli covers 389.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karnelli falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karnelli is Byadgi, about 31 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 Karnelli.

Karnelli is about 65 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnelli is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 22 km away. Shikaripura is about 22 km away. Byadgi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ragikoppa (under 2 km), Inam Agrahara Muchadi (1.6 km) and Mayathammana Muchadi (1.6 km).

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

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