About Kathuvalli Village

Kathuvalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 930 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathuvalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathuvalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	726.08 hectares
Population	1,874
Male Population	930
Female Population	944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathuvalli compares

By the 2011 count Kathuvalli is the 15th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 726.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kathuvalli

Kathuvalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kathuvalli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathuvalli from other places

Kathuvalli lies about 86 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 39 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 Kathuvalli
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	18 km
Nearest town	Hāngal	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kanale	39 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	86 km

Villages closest to Kathuvalli

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.

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Common questions about Kathuvalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathuvalli village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 15th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kathuvalli village has 930 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathuvalli has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kathuvalli is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathuvalli covers 726.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathuvalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kathuvalli is Kanale, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kathuvalli.

Kathuvalli is about 86 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathuvalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 18 km away. Hāngal is about 24 km away. Kanale is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.