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About Shashivala Village

Shashivala is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 547 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 990.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashivala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashivala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573126
Area (hectares) 990.74 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 547
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shashivala compares

By the 2011 count Shashivala is the 55th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 990.74 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Shashivala

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

How far is Shashivala from other places

Shashivala lies about 59 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 18 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 Shashivala
Nearest railway station Adihalli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 59 km

Villages closest to Shashivala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashivala village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 55th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Shashivala village has 547 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashivala has about 976 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Shashivala is 573126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashivala covers 990.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shashivala falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shashivala is Adihalli, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shashivala.

Shashivala is about 59 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shashivala is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Adihalli is about 18 km away. Arsikere is about 21 km away. Hassan is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkametikurke (under 2 km), Rampura (2.9 km) and Doddametikurke (5.1 km).

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

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