About Alavalli Village

Alavalli is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 476 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1211.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alavalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	1211.99 hectares
Population	929
Male Population	476
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alavalli compares

By the 2011 count Alavalli is the 32nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1211.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Alavalli

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

How far is Alavalli from other places

Alavalli lies about 32 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 2.6 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 Alavalli
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	2.6 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	28 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	32 km

Villages closest to Alavalli

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

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Common questions about Alavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Alavalli village had a population of 929. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Alavalli village has 476 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alavalli has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Alavalli is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alavalli covers 1211.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alavalli falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alavalli is Kenchanalu, about 2.6 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 village for Alavalli.

Alavalli is about 32 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alavalli is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about 2.6 km away. Shikaripura is about 26 km away. Hosanagara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.