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About Kamaruru Village

Kamaruru is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 325 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamaruru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamaruru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 337.71 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 325
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamaruru compares

By the 2011 count Kamaruru is the 100th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 337.71 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Kamaruru

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

Kamaruru lies about 89 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 30 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 Kamaruru
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 18 km
Nearest town Sirsi 21 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 30 km
District headquarters Shimoga 89 km

Villages closest to Kamaruru

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 Kamaruru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamaruru village had a population of 642. That makes it the 100th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kamaruru village has 325 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamaruru has about 975 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 Kamaruru is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamaruru covers 337.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamaruru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kamaruru is Kanale, about 30 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 Kamaruru.

Kamaruru is about 89 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamaruru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 18 km away. Sirsi is about 21 km away. Kanale is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sannamane (2.4 km), Mangarshikoppa (2.7 km) and Bennuru (3.2 km).

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

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