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About Alahalli Village

Alahalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 396 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 274.09 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 396
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alahalli compares

By the 2011 count Alahalli is the 82nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 274.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Alahalli

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

Alahalli lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 2.9 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 Alahalli
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 2.9 km
Nearest town Sāgar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 26 km
District headquarters Shimoga 74 km

Villages closest to Alahalli

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 Alahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Alahalli village had a population of 745. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Alahalli village has 396 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alahalli has about 881 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 Alahalli is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alahalli covers 274.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alahalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alahalli is Talaguppa, about 2.9 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 Alahalli.

Alahalli is about 74 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alahalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 2.9 km away. Sāgar is about 11 km away. Sorab is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendekoppa (11 km), Boppagondanakoppa (11 km) and Byrekoppa (11 km).

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

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