About Chilanuru Village

Chilanuru is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 158 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilanuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilanuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	238.57 hectares
Population	313
Male Population	158
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilanuru compares

By the 2011 count Chilanuru is the 186th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 238.57 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chilanuru

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

Chilanuru lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 18 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 Chilanuru
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	18 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	20 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	69 km

Villages closest to Chilanuru

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 Chilanuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilanuru village had a population of 313. That makes it the 186th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chilanuru village has 158 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilanuru has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Chilanuru covers 238.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chilanuru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chilanuru is Kanale, about 18 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 Chilanuru.

Chilanuru is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilanuru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 4.7 km away. Kanale is about 18 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.