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About Karadiga Village

Karadiga is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 353 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 667.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karadiga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karadiga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577422
Area (hectares) 667.57 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 353
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karadiga compares

By the 2011 count Karadiga is the 55th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 667.57 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1033.

Getting to Karadiga

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

Karadiga lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 24 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 Karadiga
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 13 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 24 km
Nearest town Someshwar 38 km
District headquarters Shimoga 41 km

Villages closest to Karadiga

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 Karadiga

As per the Census of India 2011, Karadiga village had a population of 727. That makes it the 55th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Karadiga village has 353 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karadiga has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Karadiga is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karadiga covers 667.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karadiga falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karadiga is Arasalu, about 24 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 Karadiga.

Karadiga is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karadiga is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 13 km away. Arasalu is about 24 km away. Someshwar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suruli (under 2 km), Marahalli (under 2 km) and Hosakere (2.0 km).

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

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