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About Gangavalli Village

Gangavalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 311 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577433
Area (hectares) 241.83 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 311
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangavalli compares

By the 2011 count Gangavalli is the 107th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 241.83 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 986.

Getting to Gangavalli

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

Gangavalli lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Byadgi, about 35 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 Gangavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 20 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 28 km
Nearest railway station Byadgi 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 72 km

Villages closest to Gangavalli

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 Gangavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangavalli village had a population of 598. That makes it the 107th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Gangavalli village has 311 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangavalli has about 923 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 Gangavalli is 577433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangavalli covers 241.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangavalli is Byadgi, about 35 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 Gangavalli.

Gangavalli is about 72 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 20 km away. Shikaripura is about 28 km away. Byadgi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiremagadi (under 2 km), Shankrikoppa (2.8 km) and Nellikoppa (3.5 km).

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

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