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About Nalvathoklu Village

Nalvathoklu is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 578 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalvathoklu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalvathoklu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 506.58 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 578
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalvathoklu compares

By the 2011 count Nalvathoklu is the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 506.58 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Nalvathoklu

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

Nalvathoklu lies about 26 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 61 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 Nalvathoklu
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 4.3 km
District headquarters Kodagu 26 km
Nearest town Madikeri 28 km
Nearest railway station Kannur South 61 km

Villages closest to Nalvathoklu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalvathoklu village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Nalvathoklu village has 578 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalvathoklu has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Nalvathoklu is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalvathoklu covers 506.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalvathoklu falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nalvathoklu is Kannur South, about 61 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nalvathoklu.

Nalvathoklu 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.

Nalvathoklu is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 4.3 km away. Kodagu is about 26 km away. Madikeri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bittangala (2.0 km), Bilugunda (2.3 km) and Hosakote (2.8 km).

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

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