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About Muduvala Village

Muduvala is a mid sized village in Shimoga tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 633 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muduvala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muduvala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shimoga
Pincode 577416
Area (hectares) 356.1 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 633
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Muduvala compares

By the 2011 count Muduvala is the 46th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 356.1 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Muduvala

Muduvala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Muduvala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muduvala from other places

Muduvala lies about 15 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Konagavalli, about 2.2 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 Muduvala
Nearest railway station Konagavalli 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimoga 15 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 15 km

Villages closest to Muduvala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muduvala village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 46th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Muduvala village has 633 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muduvala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Muduvala is 577416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muduvala covers 356.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muduvala falls under Shimoga tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muduvala is Konagavalli, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muduvala.

Muduvala is about 15 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muduvala is in Shimoga tehsil of Shimoga district. Konagavalli is about 2.2 km away. Shimoga is about 15 km away. Shivamogga 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 Devabalu (1.5 km), Yadavala (1.8 km) and Thyaja Valli (1.9 km).

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

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