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About Baragavalli Village

Baragavalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 95 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 258.57 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 95
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragavalli compares

By the 2011 count Baragavalli is the 220th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 258.57 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Baragavalli

Baragavalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baragavalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baragavalli from other places

Baragavalli lies about 50 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 19 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 Baragavalli
Nearest town Shikaripura 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 50 km

Villages closest to Baragavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragavalli village had a population of 179. That makes it the 220th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Baragavalli village has 95 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragavalli has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Baragavalli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragavalli covers 258.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baragavalli is Adderi, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Baragavalli.

Baragavalli is about 50 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikaripura is about 9.8 km away. Adderi is about 19 km away. Sorab is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indihalli (2.5 km), Malalikoppa (2.5 km) and Chittur (4.1 km).

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

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