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About Thandige Village

Thandige is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 237 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 474.11 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 237
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandige compares

By the 2011 count Thandige is the 127th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 474.11 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Thandige

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

Thandige lies about 77 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 19 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 Thandige
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 19 km
Nearest town Sāgar 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 77 km

Villages closest to Thandige

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 Thandige

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandige village had a population of 477. That makes it the 127th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Thandige village has 237 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandige has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Thandige covers 474.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thandige falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Thandige is Kanale, about 19 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 Thandige.

Thandige is about 77 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandige is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 7.0 km away. Kanale is about 19 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelasi (1.9 km), Thavarehalli (2.8 km) and Kakkarasi (3.0 km).

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

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