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About Kiruvale Village

Kiruvale is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 65 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiruvale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiruvale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573215
Area (hectares) 130.87 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 65
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kiruvale compares

By the 2011 count Kiruvale is the 177th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 130.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Kiruvale

Kiruvale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiruvale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kiruvale from other places

Kiruvale lies about 27 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 7.3 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 Kiruvale
Nearest railway station Balupete 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 10 km
District headquarters Hassan 27 km

Villages closest to Kiruvale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiruvale village had a population of 146. That makes it the 177th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Kiruvale village has 65 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiruvale has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Kiruvale is 573215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiruvale covers 130.87 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.

Kiruvale falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kiruvale is Balupete, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kiruvale.

Kiruvale is about 27 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiruvale is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 7.3 km away. Sakleshpur is about 10 km away. Hassan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathigalale (under 2 km), Lakkunda (under 2 km) and Kesaguli (under 2 km).

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

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