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About Honnavalli Village

Honnavalli is a mid sized village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 308 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Honnavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Honnavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577139
Area (hectares) 530.88 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 308
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Honnavalli compares

By the 2011 count Honnavalli is the 26th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 530.88 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Honnavalli

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

Honnavalli lies about 59 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Udupi, about 52 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 Honnavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 2.9 km
Nearest town Someshwar 20 km
Nearest railway station Udupi 52 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 59 km

Villages closest to Honnavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Honnavalli village had a population of 633. That makes it the 26th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Honnavalli village has 308 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Honnavalli has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Honnavalli is 577139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Honnavalli covers 530.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Honnavalli falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Honnavalli is Udupi, about 52 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 Honnavalli.

Honnavalli is about 59 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Honnavalli is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 2.9 km away. Someshwar is about 20 km away. Udupi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darekoppa (2.2 km), Belandur (2.3 km) and Neelandur (2.3 km).

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

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