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About Nandigodu Village

Nandigodu is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 125 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandigodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandigodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577414
Area (hectares) 281.81 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 125
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandigodu compares

By the 2011 count Nandigodu is the 166th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 281.81 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Nandigodu

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

Nandigodu lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 54 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 Nandigodu
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 20 km
Nearest town Someshwar 23 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 54 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Nandigodu

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 Nandigodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandigodu village had a population of 252. That makes it the 166th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Nandigodu village has 125 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandigodu has about 1016 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 Nandigodu is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandigodu covers 281.81 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.

Nandigodu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nandigodu is Arasalu, about 54 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 Nandigodu.

Nandigodu is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandigodu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 20 km away. Someshwar is about 23 km away. Arasalu is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aranalli (5.3 km), Bhandigadi (6.2 km) and Dabbanagadde (6.8 km).

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

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