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About Hanagere Village

Hanagere is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 386 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 589.89 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 386
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanagere compares

By the 2011 count Hanagere is the 47th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 589.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Hanagere

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

Hanagere 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 Hanagere
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 Hanagere

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 Hanagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanagere village had a population of 776. That makes it the 47th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Hanagere village has 386 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanagere has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Hanagere is 577226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanagere covers 589.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanagere falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hanagere 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 Hanagere.

Hanagere 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.

Hanagere 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 Andagere (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 Hanagere today is likely to be higher.

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