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About Karadigere Village

Karadigere is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 103 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karadigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karadigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 115.93 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 103
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karadigere compares

By the 2011 count Karadigere is the 214th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 115.93 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Karadigere

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

Karadigere lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 22 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 Karadigere
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 22 km
Nearest town Sāgar 25 km
District headquarters Shimoga 74 km

Villages closest to Karadigere

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 Karadigere

As per the Census of India 2011, Karadigere village had a population of 199. That makes it the 214th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Karadigere village has 103 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karadigere has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Karadigere covers 115.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karadigere falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karadigere is Kanale, about 22 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 Karadigere.

Karadigere is about 74 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karadigere is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 2.6 km away. Kanale is about 22 km away. Sāgar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halesoraba (under 2 km), Gunda Setti Koppa (1.9 km) and Nadahalli (2.3 km).

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

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