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About Hodabatte Village

Hodabatte is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 70 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodabatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodabatte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 152.03 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 70
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodabatte compares

By the 2011 count Hodabatte is the 230th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 152.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Hodabatte

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

Hodabatte lies about 64 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 14 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 Hodabatte
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 11 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 14 km
Nearest town Sāgar 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 64 km

Villages closest to Hodabatte

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 Hodabatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodabatte village had a population of 157. That makes it the 230th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Hodabatte village has 70 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodabatte has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hodabatte is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodabatte covers 152.03 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.

Hodabatte falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hodabatte is Balegundi, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Hodabatte.

Hodabatte is about 64 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodabatte is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 11 km away. Balegundi is about 14 km away. Sāgar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulavi (under 2 km), Malalagadde (under 2 km) and Horabailu (1.5 km).

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

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