About Lakkavalli Village

Lakkavalli is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 346 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkavalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	472.47 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	346
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakkavalli compares

By the 2011 count Lakkavalli is the 67th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 472.47 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Lakkavalli

Lakkavalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakkavalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lakkavalli from other places

Lakkavalli lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 4.8 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 Lakkavalli
Nearest railway station	Kenchanalu	4.8 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	28 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	36 km

Villages closest to Lakkavalli

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.

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Common questions about Lakkavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakkavalli village had a population of 659. That makes it the 67th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Lakkavalli village has 346 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkavalli has about 905 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 Lakkavalli is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkavalli covers 472.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakkavalli falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkavalli is Kenchanalu, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakkavalli.

Lakkavalli is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkavalli is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kenchanalu is about 4.8 km away. Shikaripura is about 26 km away. Sagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.