About Kummuru Village

Kummuru is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 226 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kummuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kummuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	204.73 hectares
Population	449
Male Population	226
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kummuru compares

By the 2011 count Kummuru is the 137th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 204.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Kummuru

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

Kummuru lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 27 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 Kummuru
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	27 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	29 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	72 km

Villages closest to Kummuru

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 Kummuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kummuru village had a population of 449. That makes it the 137th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kummuru village has 226 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kummuru has about 987 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 Kummuru is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kummuru covers 204.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kummuru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kummuru is Kanale, about 27 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 Kummuru.

Kummuru is about 72 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kummuru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 4.1 km away. Kanale is about 27 km away. Sāgar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.