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About Kamalapura Village

Kamalapura is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 63 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 239.08 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 63
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamalapura compares

By the 2011 count Kamalapura is the 234th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 239.08 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kamalapura

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

Kamalapura lies about 86 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 24 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 Kamalapura
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 16 km
Nearest town Sirsi 24 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 86 km

Villages closest to Kamalapura

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 Kamalapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamalapura village had a population of 133. That makes it the 234th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kamalapura village has 63 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamalapura has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Kamalapura covers 239.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamalapura falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kamalapura is Kanale, about 24 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 Kamalapura.

Kamalapura is about 86 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamalapura is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 16 km away. Sirsi is about 24 km away. Kanale is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandraguthi (under 2 km), Chandraguthi State Forest (under 2 km) and Nyarshi (1.7 km).

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

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