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About Udugani Village

Udugani is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,332, made up of 1,702 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1165.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udugani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udugani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577447
Area (hectares) 1165.05 hectares
Population 3,332
Male Population 1,702
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udugani compares

By the 2011 count Udugani is the 8th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1165.05 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Udugani

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

Udugani lies about 57 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 25 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 Udugani
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 14 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 14 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 25 km
District headquarters Shimoga 57 km

Villages closest to Udugani

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 Udugani

As per the Census of India 2011, Udugani village had a population of 3,332. That makes it the 8th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Udugani village has 1,702 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udugani has about 958 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Udugani is 577447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udugani covers 1165.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Udugani falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Udugani is Adderi, about 25 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 Udugani.

Udugani 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.

Udugani is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 14 km away. Shikaripura is about 14 km away. Adderi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thadagani (2.3 km), Kyadigikoppa (3.4 km) and Neralagi (3.5 km).

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

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