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About Sambapura Village

Sambapura is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 57 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 94.23 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 57
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambapura compares

By the 2011 count Sambapura is the 240th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 94.23 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sambapura

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

Sambapura lies about 87 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 27 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 Sambapura
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 15 km
Nearest town Sirsi 23 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 27 km
District headquarters Shimoga 87 km

Villages closest to Sambapura

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 Sambapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambapura village had a population of 113. That makes it the 240th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Sambapura village has 57 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambapura has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Sambapura covers 94.23 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.

Sambapura falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sambapura is Kanale, about 27 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 Sambapura.

Sambapura is about 87 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambapura is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 15 km away. Sirsi is about 23 km away. Kanale is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bennuru (under 2 km), Nyarshi (1.6 km) and Mannathi (2.5 km).

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

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