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About Shindli Village

Shindli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 120 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 326.31 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 120
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindli compares

By the 2011 count Shindli is the 202nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 326.31 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Shindli

Shindli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shindli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shindli from other places

Shindli lies about 93 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 30 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 Shindli
Nearest town Sirsi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 22 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 30 km
District headquarters Shimoga 93 km

Villages closest to Shindli

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 Shindli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindli village had a population of 242. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Shindli village has 120 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindli has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Shindli covers 326.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shindli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shindli is Kanale, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Shindli.

Shindli is about 93 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sirsi is about 18 km away. Sorab is about 22 km away. Kanale is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harishi (1.9 km), Nalluru (2.0 km) and Kuntagalale (2.4 km).

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

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