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About Andagere Village

Andagere is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 243 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577415
Area (hectares) 572.52 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 243
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andagere compares

By the 2011 count Andagere is the 86th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 572.52 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1033.

Getting to Andagere

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

Andagere lies about 48 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Andagere
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 7.1 km
Nearest town Someshwar 26 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 48 km

Villages closest to Andagere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirthahalli 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 Andagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Andagere village had a population of 511. That makes it the 86th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Andagere village has 243 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andagere has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Andagere is 577415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andagere covers 572.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Andagere falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Andagere is Arasalu, about 42 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 Andagere.

Andagere is about 48 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andagere is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 7.1 km away. Someshwar is about 26 km away. Arasalu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanagere (under 2 km), Harogolige (under 2 km) and Kolige (under 2 km).

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

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