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About Nekragodu Village

Nekragodu is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 60 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nekragodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nekragodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577414
Area (hectares) 184.84 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 60
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nekragodu compares

By the 2011 count Nekragodu is the 217th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 184.84 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Nekragodu

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

Nekragodu lies about 33 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 6.6 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 Nekragodu
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 30 km
District headquarters Shimoga 33 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 33 km

Villages closest to Nekragodu

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 Nekragodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nekragodu village had a population of 105. That makes it the 217th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Nekragodu village has 60 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nekragodu has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Nekragodu is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nekragodu covers 184.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nekragodu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nekragodu is Kenchanalu, about 6.6 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 Nekragodu.

Nekragodu is about 33 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nekragodu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about 6.6 km away. Tirthahalli is about 30 km away. Shimoga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huttalli (8.9 km), Aralapura (10 km) and Humchadakatte (10 km).

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

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