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About Urvalu Village

Urvalu is a large village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,926, made up of 1,994 males and 1,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1222.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urvalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urvalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574326
Area (hectares) 1222.12 hectares
Population 3,926
Male Population 1,994
Female Population 1,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urvalu compares

By the 2011 count Urvalu is the 21st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1222.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Urvalu

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

Urvalu lies about 4.5 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kabaka Puttur, about 13 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 Urvalu
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 12 km
Nearest railway station Kabaka Puttur 13 km
Nearest town Puttūr 14 km

Villages closest to Urvalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urvalu village had a population of 3,926. That makes it the 21st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Urvalu village has 1,994 males and 1,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urvalu has about 969 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 1024.

The pincode recorded for Urvalu is 574326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urvalu covers 1222.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urvalu falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Urvalu is Kabaka Puttur, about 13 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 Urvalu.

Urvalu is about 4.5 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urvalu is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Dakshina Kannada is about 4.5 km away. Beltangadi is about 12 km away. Kabaka Puttur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaya (2.4 km), Ilanthila (2.7 km) and Thannirpantha (4.4 km).

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

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