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About Talavata Village

Talavata is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 279 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talavata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talavata village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577421
Area (hectares) 510.76 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 279
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Talavata compares

By the 2011 count Talavata is the 87th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 510.76 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Talavata

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

Talavata lies about 82 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 5.0 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 Talavata
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 18 km
Nearest town Sāgar 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 82 km

Villages closest to Talavata

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 Talavata

As per the Census of India 2011, Talavata village had a population of 574. That makes it the 87th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Talavata village has 279 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talavata has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Talavata is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talavata covers 510.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talavata falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Talavata is Talaguppa, about 5.0 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 Talavata.

Talavata is about 82 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talavata is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 5.0 km away. Sagar is about 18 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiremane (under 2 km), Hongodu (2.2 km) and Iduvani (3.0 km).

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

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