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About Kambigar Village

Kambigar is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 206 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kambigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kambigar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581403
Area (hectares) 722.25 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 206
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kambigar compares

By the 2011 count Kambigar is the 122nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 722.25 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 988.

Getting to Kambigar

Kambigar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kambigar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kambigar from other places

Kambigar lies about 19 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 33 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 Kambigar
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 13 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 19 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 33 km

Villages closest to Kambigar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirsi 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 Kambigar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kambigar village had a population of 397. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kambigar village has 206 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kambigar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kambigar is 581403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kambigar covers 722.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kambigar falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kambigar is Mirjan, about 33 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 - 10 km distance for Kambigar.

Kambigar is about 19 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kambigar is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 13 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 19 km away. Mirjan 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 Navilgar (1.8 km), Kanalli (2.0 km) and Heggar (3.0 km).

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

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