About Shedgar Village

Shedgar is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 139 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shedgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedgar village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577226
Area (hectares)	363.35 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	139
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shedgar compares

By the 2011 count Shedgar is the 156th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 363.35 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Shedgar

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

Shedgar lies about 27 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kotegangoor, about 29 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 Shedgar
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	18 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	27 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	27 km
Nearest railway station	Kotegangoor	29 km

Villages closest to Shedgar

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.

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Common questions about Shedgar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedgar village had a population of 274. That makes it the 156th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Shedgar village has 139 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedgar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

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

Shedgar covers 363.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shedgar falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shedgar is Kotegangoor, about 29 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 Shedgar.

Shedgar is about 27 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shedgar is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 18 km away. Shimoga is about 27 km away. Shivamogga is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.