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About Madravalli Village

Madravalli is a small village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 119 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1162.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madravalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madravalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577214
Area (hectares) 1162.77 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 119
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madravalli compares

By the 2011 count Madravalli is the 137th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 1162.77 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Madravalli

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

Madravalli lies about 37 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 15 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 Madravalli
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 11 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 11 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 37 km

Villages closest to Madravalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur 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 Madravalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Madravalli village had a population of 250. That makes it the 137th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Madravalli village has 119 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madravalli has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Madravalli is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madravalli covers 1162.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madravalli falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madravalli is Kumsi, about 15 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 Madravalli.

Madravalli is about 37 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madravalli is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 11 km away. Shikaripura is about 11 km away. Kumsi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunsekoppa (under 2 km), Hithala (under 2 km) and Arasinagere (1.6 km).

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

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