About Kalmane Village

Kalmane is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,085, made up of 2,077 males and 2,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3843.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmane village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577214
Area (hectares)	3843.69 hectares
Population	4,085
Male Population	2,077
Female Population	2,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalmane compares

By the 2011 count Kalmane is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 3843.69 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kalmane

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

How far is Kalmane from other places

Kalmane lies about 34 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 12 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 Kalmane
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	13 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	13 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	34 km

Villages closest to Kalmane

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 Kalmane

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmane village had a population of 4,085. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kalmane village has 2,077 males and 2,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmane has about 967 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 Kalmane is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmane covers 3843.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalmane falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalmane is Kumsi, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kalmane.

Kalmane is about 34 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmane is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Kumsi is about 12 km away. Shikarpur is about 13 km away. Shikaripura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.