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About Kachavi Village

Kachavi is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 137 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachavi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 157.86 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 137
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachavi compares

By the 2011 count Kachavi is the 194th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 157.86 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kachavi

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

Kachavi lies about 89 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 42 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 Kachavi
Nearest town Hāngal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 23 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 89 km

Villages closest to Kachavi

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 Kachavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachavi village had a population of 273. That makes it the 194th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kachavi village has 137 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachavi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Kachavi covers 157.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kachavi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kachavi is Haveri, about 42 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 Kachavi.

Kachavi is about 89 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachavi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 20 km away. Sorab is about 23 km away. Haveri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shanuvalli (under 2 km), Arethelagadde (1.7 km) and Telagadde (1.7 km).

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

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