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About Neralige Village

Neralige is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 567 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neralige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neralige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 393.72 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 567
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neralige compares

By the 2011 count Neralige is the 39th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 393.72 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Neralige

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

Neralige lies about 85 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 37 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 Neralige
Nearest town Hāngal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 23 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 85 km

Villages closest to Neralige

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 Neralige

As per the Census of India 2011, Neralige village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 39th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Neralige village has 567 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neralige has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Neralige is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neralige covers 393.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neralige falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Neralige is Haveri, about 37 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 Neralige.

Neralige is about 85 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neralige is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 20 km away. Sorab is about 23 km away. Haveri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallapura (under 2 km), Kubaturu (1.9 km) and Anavatti (2.2 km).

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

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