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About Mussenalu Village

Mussenalu is a mid sized village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 346 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mussenalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mussenalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Honnali
Pincode 577225
Area (hectares) 554.62 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 346
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mussenalu compares

By the 2011 count Mussenalu is the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 554.62 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, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Mussenalu

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

Mussenalu lies about 56 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, 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 Mussenalu
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 13 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Honnali 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 56 km

Villages closest to Mussenalu

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 Mussenalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mussenalu village had a population of 695. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Mussenalu village has 346 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mussenalu has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Mussenalu is 577225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mussenalu covers 554.62 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.

Mussenalu falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mussenalu is Konagavalli, 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 Mussenalu.

Mussenalu is about 56 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mussenalu is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Konagavalli is about 13 km away. Shivamogga is about 15 km away. Honnali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palavanahalli (5.3 km), Chatnahalli (5.7 km) and Kunkova (5.8 km).

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

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