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About Nellisara Village

Nellisara is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 133 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nellisara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nellisara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577232
Area (hectares) 279.32 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 133
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nellisara compares

By the 2011 count Nellisara is the 163rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 279.32 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Nellisara

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

Nellisara lies about 40 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 30 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 Nellisara
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 30 km
Nearest town Someshwar 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 40 km

Villages closest to Nellisara

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 Nellisara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nellisara village had a population of 255. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Nellisara village has 133 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nellisara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Nellisara is 577232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nellisara covers 279.32 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.

Nellisara falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nellisara is Arasalu, about 30 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 Nellisara.

Nellisara is about 40 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nellisara is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 5.2 km away. Arasalu is about 30 km away. Someshwar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hodalakutra (1.7 km), Biluvehariharapura (2.4 km) and Yadagudde (2.5 km).

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

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