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About Athavadi Village

Athavadi is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 294 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 690.13 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 294
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athavadi compares

By the 2011 count Athavadi is the 78th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 690.13 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Athavadi

Athavadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athavadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Athavadi from other places

Athavadi lies about 73 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 19 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 Athavadi
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 20 km
Nearest town Sāgar 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 73 km

Villages closest to Athavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athavadi village had a population of 605. That makes it the 78th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Athavadi village has 294 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athavadi has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Athavadi is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athavadi covers 690.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athavadi falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Athavadi is Talaguppa, about 19 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 km distance for Athavadi.

Athavadi is about 73 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athavadi is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 20 km away. Sāgar 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 Tangalavadi (under 2 km), Brahmana Keppige (1.9 km) and Nadakeppige (1.9 km).

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

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