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About Nilavadi Village

Nilavadi is a mid sized village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 473 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571102
Area (hectares) 611.16 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 473
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilavadi compares

By the 2011 count Nilavadi is the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 611.16 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Nilavadi

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

How far is Nilavadi from other places

Nilavadi lies about 70 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Hosa Agrahara, about 39 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 Nilavadi
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 17 km
Nearest town Madikeri 31 km
Nearest railway station Hosa Agrahara 39 km
District headquarters Mysore 70 km

Villages closest to Nilavadi

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 Nilavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilavadi village had a population of 923. That makes it the 97th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Nilavadi village has 473 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilavadi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Nilavadi is 571102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilavadi covers 611.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilavadi falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nilavadi is Hosa Agrahara, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nilavadi.

Nilavadi is about 70 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilavadi is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 17 km away. Madikeri is about 31 km away. Hosa Agrahara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddanerale (1.8 km), Bilagunda (1.8 km) and Benagal (2.4 km).

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

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