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About Nisarani Village

Nisarani is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 453 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nisarani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nisarani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 482.96 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 453
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nisarani compares

By the 2011 count Nisarani is the 65th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 482.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nisarani

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

Nisarani lies about 68 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 16 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 Nisarani
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 16 km
Nearest town Sāgar 17 km
District headquarters Shimoga 68 km

Villages closest to Nisarani

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 Nisarani

As per the Census of India 2011, Nisarani village had a population of 887. That makes it the 65th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Nisarani village has 453 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nisarani has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nisarani is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nisarani covers 482.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nisarani falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nisarani is Kanale, about 16 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 Nisarani.

Nisarani is about 68 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nisarani is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 7.7 km away. Kanale is about 16 km away. Sāgar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banadakoppa (under 2 km), Hirale (1.7 km) and Kanagodu (2.0 km).

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

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