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About Abasi Village

Abasi is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 390 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1068.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abasi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 1068.8 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 390
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abasi compares

By the 2011 count Abasi is the 76th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 1068.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Abasi

Abasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Abasi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Abasi from other places

Abasi lies about 75 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 15 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 Abasi
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 15 km
Nearest town Sāgar 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 75 km

Villages closest to Abasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abasi village had a population of 803. That makes it the 76th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Abasi village has 390 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abasi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Abasi is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abasi covers 1068.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Abasi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Abasi is Kanale, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Abasi.

Abasi is about 75 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abasi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 9.3 km away. Kanale is about 15 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haralige (1.8 km), Mutaguppe (2.3 km) and Kadasuru (2.7 km).

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

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