About Malavalli Village

Malavalli is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 206 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malavalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577426
Area (hectares)	398.58 hectares
Population	406
Male Population	206
Female Population	200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Malavalli compares

By the 2011 count Malavalli is the 107th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 398.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Malavalli

Malavalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malavalli 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 Malavalli from other places

Malavalli lies about 31 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 4.0 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 Malavalli
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	25 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	31 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	31 km

Villages closest to Malavalli

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 Malavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Malavalli village had a population of 406. That makes it the 107th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Malavalli village has 206 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malavalli has about 971 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 Malavalli is 577426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malavalli covers 398.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malavalli falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malavalli is Arasalu, about 4.0 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 Malavalli.

Malavalli is about 31 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malavalli is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 4.0 km away. Hosanagara is about 25 km away. Shimoga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.