About Jade Village

Jade is a large village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,485, made up of 1,256 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jade village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	335.7 hectares
Population	2,485
Male Population	1,256
Female Population	1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jade compares

By the 2011 count Jade 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 335.7 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Jade

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

Jade lies about 91 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 40 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 Jade
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	22 km
Nearest town	Hāngal	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	40 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	91 km

Villages closest to Jade

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 Jade

As per the Census of India 2011, Jade village had a population of 2,485. 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.

Jade village has 1,256 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jade has about 979 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 Jade is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jade covers 335.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jade falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Jade is Kanale, about 40 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 Jade.

Jade is about 91 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jade is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 22 km away. Hāngal is about 23 km away. Kanale is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.