About Sampagodu Village

Sampagodu is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 197 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampagodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	282.08 hectares
Population	396
Male Population	197
Female Population	199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampagodu compares

By the 2011 count Sampagodu is the 162nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 282.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sampagodu

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

Sampagodu lies about 85 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 31 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 Sampagodu
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	14 km
Nearest town	Sirsi	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	31 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	85 km

Villages closest to Sampagodu

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 Sampagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampagodu village had a population of 396. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Sampagodu village has 197 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampagodu has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sampagodu is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampagodu covers 282.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sampagodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sampagodu is Kanale, about 31 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 Sampagodu.

Sampagodu 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.

Sampagodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 14 km away. Sirsi is about 26 km away. Kanale is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.