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About Kanagodu Village

Kanagodu is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 93 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 146.89 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 93
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagodu compares

By the 2011 count Kanagodu is the 219th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 146.89 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Kanagodu

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

Kanagodu lies about 67 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 18 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 Kanagodu
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 19 km
District headquarters Shimoga 67 km

Villages closest to Kanagodu

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 Kanagodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagodu village had a population of 180. That makes it the 219th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kanagodu village has 93 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagodu has about 935 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 Kanagodu is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagodu covers 146.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanagodu falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kanagodu is Kanale, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanagodu.

Kanagodu is about 67 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagodu is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 6.5 km away. Kanale is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppe (1.5 km), Nisarani (2.0 km) and Banadakoppa (2.0 km).

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

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