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About Baradavalli Village

Baradavalli is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 654 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baradavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baradavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 770.61 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 654
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baradavalli compares

By the 2011 count Baradavalli is the 24th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 770.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Baradavalli

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

Baradavalli lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 3.7 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 Baradavalli
Nearest railway station Kanale 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 5.9 km
Nearest town Sāgar 5.9 km
District headquarters Shimoga 69 km

Villages closest to Baradavalli

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 Baradavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Baradavalli village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 24th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Baradavalli village has 654 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baradavalli has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Baradavalli is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baradavalli covers 770.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baradavalli falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baradavalli is Kanale, about 3.7 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 Baradavalli.

Baradavalli is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baradavalli is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 3.7 km away. Sagar is about 5.9 km away. Sāgar is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maradavalli (under 2 km), Hosakoppa (1.6 km) and Shiravanthe (2.6 km).

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

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