About Andige Village

Andige is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 377 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andige village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	436.04 hectares
Population	814
Male Population	377
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Andige compares

By the 2011 count Andige is the 75th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 436.04 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Andige

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

Andige lies about 66 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, 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 Andige
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	7.0 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	24 km
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	66 km

Villages closest to Andige

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.

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Common questions about Andige

As per the Census of India 2011, Andige village had a population of 814. That makes it the 75th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Andige village has 377 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andige has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Andige is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andige covers 436.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andige falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Andige is Balegundi, 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 Andige.

Andige is about 66 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andige is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 7.0 km away. Shikaripura is about 24 km away. Balegundi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.