About Chimanuru Village

Chimanuru is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 179 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimanuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimanuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	370.88 hectares
Population	354
Male Population	179
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimanuru compares

By the 2011 count Chimanuru is the 175th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 370.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Chimanuru

Chimanuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chimanuru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chimanuru from other places

Chimanuru 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 Chimanuru
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 Chimanuru

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 Chimanuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimanuru village had a population of 354. That makes it the 175th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chimanuru village has 179 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimanuru has about 978 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 Chimanuru is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimanuru covers 370.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chimanuru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chimanuru 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chimanuru.

Chimanuru 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.

Chimanuru 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.