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About Yarehalli Village

Yarehalli is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,501 males and 1,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yarehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yarehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577245
Area (hectares) 485.68 hectares
Population 2,997
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Yarehalli compares

By the 2011 count Yarehalli is the 15th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 485.68 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Yarehalli

Yarehalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yarehalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Yarehalli from other places

Yarehalli lies about 22 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, 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 Yarehalli
Nearest railway station Masarahalli under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 4.2 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 4.2 km
District headquarters Shimoga 22 km

Villages closest to Yarehalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yarehalli village had a population of 2,997. That makes it the 15th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Yarehalli village has 1,501 males and 1,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yarehalli has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Yarehalli is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yarehalli covers 485.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yarehalli falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yarehalli is Masarahalli, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Yarehalli.

Yarehalli is about 22 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yarehalli is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about under 2 km away. Bhadravati is about 4.2 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guninarasipura (under 2 km), Masarahalli (under 2 km) and Antaragange (1.7 km).

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

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