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About Siddihalli State Forest Village

Siddihalli State Forest is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 180 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siddihalli State Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siddihalli State Forest village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 239.91 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 180
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siddihalli State Forest compares

By the 2011 count Siddihalli State Forest is the 177th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 239.91 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Siddihalli State Forest

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

Siddihalli State Forest lies about 83 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, 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 Siddihalli State Forest
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest town Hāngal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 83 km

Villages closest to Siddihalli State Forest

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 Siddihalli State Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Siddihalli State Forest village had a population of 349. That makes it the 177th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Siddihalli State Forest village has 180 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siddihalli State Forest has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Siddihalli State Forest is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siddihalli State Forest covers 239.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siddihalli State Forest falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Siddihalli State Forest is Kanale, 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 Siddihalli State Forest.

Siddihalli State Forest is about 83 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siddihalli State Forest is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 16 km away. Hāngal is about 26 km away. Kanale 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 Siddihalli (under 2 km), Kathuru (1.7 km) and Thalaguppa (2.3 km).

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

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