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About Kodanavalli Village

Kodanavalli is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 512 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2448.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodanavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodanavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 2448.55 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 512
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodanavalli compares

By the 2011 count Kodanavalli is the 36th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 2448.55 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kodanavalli

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

How far is Kodanavalli from other places

Kodanavalli lies about 84 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Mookambika Road Byndoor, about 20 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 Kodanavalli
Nearest railway station Mookambika Road Byndoor 20 km
Nearest town Byndoor 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 84 km

Villages closest to Kodanavalli

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 Kodanavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodanavalli village had a population of 987. That makes it the 36th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kodanavalli village has 512 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodanavalli has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

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

Kodanavalli covers 2448.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodanavalli falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kodanavalli is Mookambika Road Byndoor, about 20 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 village for Kodanavalli.

Kodanavalli is about 84 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodanavalli is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Mookambika Road Byndoor is about 20 km away. Byndoor is about 20 km away. Sagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valur (2.7 km), Bobbige (3.9 km) and Kudaruru (7.6 km).

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

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