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About Chandraguthi Village

Chandraguthi is a large village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,083, made up of 1,617 males and 1,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1070.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandraguthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandraguthi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 1070.22 hectares
Population 3,083
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandraguthi compares

By the 2011 count Chandraguthi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 1070.22 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chandraguthi

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

Chandraguthi lies about 86 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 23 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 Chandraguthi
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 23 km
Nearest town Sirsi 25 km
District headquarters Shimoga 86 km

Villages closest to Chandraguthi

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 Chandraguthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandraguthi village had a population of 3,083. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chandraguthi village has 1,617 males and 1,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandraguthi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Chandraguthi covers 1070.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandraguthi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chandraguthi is Kanale, about 23 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 Chandraguthi.

Chandraguthi is about 86 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandraguthi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 16 km away. Kanale is about 23 km away. Sirsi 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 Chandraguthi State Forest (under 2 km), Kamalapura (under 2 km) and Kathavai (2.0 km).

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

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