About Bilavagodu Village

Bilavagodu is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 172 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilavagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilavagodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	255.2 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	172
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilavagodu compares

By the 2011 count Bilavagodu is the 173rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 255.2 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Bilavagodu

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

Bilavagodu lies about 77 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 26 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 Bilavagodu
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	26 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	30 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	77 km

Villages closest to Bilavagodu

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 Bilavagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilavagodu village had a population of 358. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Bilavagodu village has 172 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilavagodu has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Bilavagodu covers 255.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilavagodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bilavagodu is Kanale, about 26 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 Bilavagodu.

Bilavagodu is about 77 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilavagodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 5.5 km away. Kanale is about 26 km away. Sāgar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.