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About Shanthalli Village

Shanthalli is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 396 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 900.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanthalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanthalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571236
Area (hectares) 900.75 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 396
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanthalli compares

By the 2011 count Shanthalli is the 63rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 900.75 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1053.

Getting to Shanthalli

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

Shanthalli lies about 26 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, 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 Shanthalli
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 7.4 km
Nearest town Madikeri 24 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 25 km
District headquarters Kodagu 26 km

Villages closest to Shanthalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanthalli village had a population of 831. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Shanthalli village has 396 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanthalli has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Shanthalli is 571236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanthalli covers 900.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shanthalli falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shanthalli is Kadagaravalli, about 25 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 Shanthalli.

Shanthalli is about 26 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanthalli is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 7.4 km away. Madikeri is about 24 km away. Kadagaravalli 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 Abbimatta (2.0 km), Bettadalli (2.5 km) and Thalthare Shetalli (2.6 km).

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

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