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About Malali Village

Malali is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 605 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577216
Area (hectares) 443.01 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 605
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malali compares

By the 2011 count Malali is the 68th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 443.01 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Malali

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

Malali lies about 48 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Town, about 21 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 Malali
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 19 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Town 21 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 23 km
District headquarters Davanagere 48 km

Villages closest to Malali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malali village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 68th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Malali village has 605 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malali has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Malali is 577216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malali covers 443.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malali falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malali is Shimoga Town, about 21 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 Malali.

Malali is about 48 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malali is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 19 km away. Shimoga Town is about 21 km away. Shivamogga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanagavadi (under 2 km), Thaggehalli (2.0 km) and Akkathangerakatte (2.1 km).

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

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