About Shakunavalli Village

Shakunavalli is a large village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,291, made up of 1,187 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakunavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakunavalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577419
Area (hectares)	421.67 hectares
Population	2,291
Male Population	1,187
Female Population	1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakunavalli compares

By the 2011 count Shakunavalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 421.67 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 986.

Getting to Shakunavalli

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

Shakunavalli lies about 92 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 38 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 Shakunavalli
Nearest town	Hāngal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	27 km
Nearest railway station	Haveri	38 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	92 km

Villages closest to Shakunavalli

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 Shakunavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakunavalli village had a population of 2,291. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Shakunavalli village has 1,187 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakunavalli has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Shakunavalli covers 421.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakunavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shakunavalli is Haveri, about 38 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 Shakunavalli.

Shakunavalli is about 92 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakunavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 15 km away. Sorab is about 27 km away. Haveri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.