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About Yelavigi Village

Yelavigi is one of the larger villages in Savanur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,192, made up of 2,612 males and 2,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1157.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelavigi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelavigi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Savanur
Pincode 581118
Area (hectares) 1157.67 hectares
Population 5,192
Male Population 2,612
Female Population 2,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Yelavigi compares

By the 2011 count Yelavigi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents. Its 1157.67 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Yelavigi

Yelavigi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Yelavigi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Yelavigi from other places

Yelavigi lies about 27 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about under 2 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 Yelavigi
Nearest railway station Yalavigi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Savanur 10 km
Nearest town Savanūr 10 km
District headquarters Haveri 27 km

Villages closest to Yelavigi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelavigi village had a population of 5,192. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents.

Yelavigi village has 2,612 males and 2,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelavigi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Yelavigi is 581118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelavigi covers 1157.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yelavigi falls under Savanur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yelavigi is Yalavigi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Yelavigi.

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

Yelavigi is in Savanur tehsil of Haveri district. Yalavigi is about under 2 km away. Savanur is about 10 km away. Savanūr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huvinshigli (3.3 km), Honikop (3.8 km) and Naikerur (5.0 km).

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

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