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About Nalluru Village

Nalluru is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 199 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalluru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 378.22 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 199
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalluru compares

By the 2011 count Nalluru is the 149th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 378.22 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Nalluru

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

Nalluru lies about 93 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 28 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 Nalluru
Nearest town Sirsi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 22 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 93 km

Villages closest to Nalluru

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 Nalluru

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalluru village had a population of 419. That makes it the 149th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Nalluru village has 199 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalluru has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Nalluru covers 378.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalluru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nalluru is Kanale, about 28 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 Nalluru.

Nalluru 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.

Nalluru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sirsi is about 18 km away. Sorab is about 22 km away. Kanale is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narchi (1.9 km), Shindli (2.0 km) and Kuntagalale (2.3 km).

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

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