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About Kotavalu Village

Kotavalu is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,577, made up of 801 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotavalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotavalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573133
Area (hectares) 171.85 hectares
Population 1,577
Male Population 801
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotavalu compares

By the 2011 count Kotavalu is the 19th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 171.85 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kotavalu

Kotavalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotavalu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotavalu from other places

Kotavalu lies about 43 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 25 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 Kotavalu
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 16 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 25 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 25 km
District headquarters Hassan 43 km

Villages closest to Kotavalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotavalu village had a population of 1,577. That makes it the 19th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Kotavalu village has 801 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotavalu 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kotavalu is 573133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotavalu covers 171.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kotavalu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotavalu is Annechakanahali, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotavalu.

Kotavalu is about 43 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotavalu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 16 km away. Annechakanahali is about 25 km away. Holenarasipura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramanathapura (under 2 km), Ramanathapuranala Hantha (under 2 km) and Mallarajapatna (1.5 km).

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

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