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About Shanthapura Village

Shanthapura is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanthapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanthapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 89.56 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanthapura compares

By the 2011 count Shanthapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 89.56 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shanthapura

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

Shanthapura lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, 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 Shanthapura
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Shanthapura

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 Shanthapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanthapura village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Shanthapura village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanthapura has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Shanthapura is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanthapura covers 89.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shanthapura falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shanthapura is Balegundi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shanthapura.

Shanthapura is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanthapura is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 9.0 km away. Balegundi is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jademadapura (under 2 km), Pura (under 2 km) and T Madapura (under 2 km).

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

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