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About Kochavalli Village

Kochavalli is a mid sized village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 303 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kochavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577139
Area (hectares) 451.18 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 303
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochavalli compares

By the 2011 count Kochavalli is the 28th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 451.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kochavalli

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

Kochavalli lies about 57 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 Kochavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 4.3 km
Nearest town Someshwar 23 km
Nearest railway station Udupi 52 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 57 km

Villages closest to Kochavalli

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 Kochavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochavalli village had a population of 609. That makes it the 28th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kochavalli village has 303 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochavalli has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Kochavalli covers 451.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kochavalli falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kochavalli 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 10+ km distance for Kochavalli.

Kochavalli is about 57 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochavalli is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 4.3 km away. Someshwar is about 23 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 Malanadu (1.8 km), Haruru (2.1 km) and Nemmar Estate (2.6 km).

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

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