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About Kulavalli Village

Kulavalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 231 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 298.64 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 231
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulavalli compares

By the 2011 count Kulavalli is the 138th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 298.64 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kulavalli

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

Kulavalli lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 20 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 Kulavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 20 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 23 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Kulavalli

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 Kulavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulavalli village had a population of 446. That makes it the 138th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Kulavalli village has 231 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulavalli has about 931 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 Kulavalli is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulavalli covers 298.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kulavalli is Balegundi, about 20 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 Kulavalli.

Kulavalli is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.8 km away. Balegundi is about 20 km away. Shikaripura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbathi (under 2 km), Haruru (2.3 km) and Kothari (2.4 km).

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

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