About Bommanahalli Village

Bommanahalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 335 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommanahalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	449.54 hectares
Population	657
Male Population	335
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bommanahalli is the 95th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 449.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Bommanahalli

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

Bommanahalli lies about 81 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 32 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 Bommanahalli
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	12 km
Nearest town	Sirsi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	32 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	81 km

Villages closest to Bommanahalli

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 Bommanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommanahalli village had a population of 657. That makes it the 95th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Bommanahalli village has 335 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommanahalli has about 961 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 Bommanahalli is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommanahalli covers 449.54 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.

Bommanahalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommanahalli is Kanale, about 32 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 Bommanahalli.

Bommanahalli is about 81 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommanahalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 12 km away. Sirsi is about 30 km away. Kanale is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.