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About Bhavalalu Village

Bhavalalu is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 161 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhavalalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhavalalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571108
Area (hectares) 167.1 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 161
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhavalalu compares

By the 2011 count Bhavalalu is the 166th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 167.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 983.

Getting to Bhavalalu

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

How far is Bhavalalu from other places

Bhavalalu lies about 51 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 20 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 Bhavalalu
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 17 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 20 km
District headquarters Mysore 51 km

Villages closest to Bhavalalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhavalalu village had a population of 327. That makes it the 166th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Bhavalalu village has 161 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhavalalu has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bhavalalu is 571108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhavalalu covers 167.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhavalalu falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhavalalu is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Bhavalalu.

Bhavalalu is about 51 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhavalalu is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 17 km away. Hunsūr is about 20 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handitavalli (under 2 km), Honnenahalli (1.6 km) and Nagaraghatta (1.8 km).

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

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