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About Telagadde Village

Telagadde is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 998 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telagadde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telagadde village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 603.8 hectares
Population 1,942
Male Population 998
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Telagadde compares

By the 2011 count Telagadde is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 603.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Telagadde

Telagadde is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Telagadde as Available within 5 - 10 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 Telagadde from other places

Telagadde lies about 90 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 40 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 Telagadde
Nearest town Hāngal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 24 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 40 km
District headquarters Shimoga 90 km

Villages closest to Telagadde

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 Telagadde

As per the Census of India 2011, Telagadde village had a population of 1,942. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Telagadde village has 998 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telagadde has about 946 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 Telagadde is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telagadde covers 603.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Telagadde falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Telagadde is Haveri, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Telagadde.

Telagadde is about 90 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telagadde is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 18 km away. Sorab is about 24 km away. Haveri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arethelagadde (under 2 km), Devarahosakoppa (under 2 km) and Kachavi (1.7 km).

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

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