About Malavalli Village

Malavalli is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 841 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malavalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577450
Area (hectares)	564.29 hectares
Population	1,635
Male Population	841
Female Population	794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malavalli compares

By the 2011 count Malavalli is the 35th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 564.29 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Malavalli

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

Malavalli lies about 67 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 30 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 Malavalli
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	24 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	24 km
Nearest railway station	Byadgi	30 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	67 km

Villages closest to Malavalli

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.

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Common questions about Malavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Malavalli village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 35th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Malavalli village has 841 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malavalli has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Malavalli is 577450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malavalli covers 564.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malavalli falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malavalli is Byadgi, about 30 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 Malavalli.

Malavalli is about 67 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malavalli is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 24 km away. Shikaripura is about 24 km away. Byadgi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.