About Malla Village

Malla is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 313 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malla village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577431
Area (hectares)	671.42 hectares
Population	639
Male Population	313
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malla compares

By the 2011 count Malla is the 69th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 671.42 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Malla

Malla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malla from other places

Malla lies about 53 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 4.7 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 Malla
Nearest railway station	Adderi	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	13 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	13 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	53 km

Villages closest to Malla

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 Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Malla village had a population of 639. That makes it the 69th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Malla village has 313 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malla has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Malla is 577431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malla covers 671.42 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.

Malla falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malla is Adderi, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malla.

Malla is about 53 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malla is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 4.7 km away. Sagar is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.