About Lakkavalli Village

Lakkavalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 610 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakkavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakkavalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	529.49 hectares
Population	1,238
Male Population	610
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakkavalli compares

By the 2011 count Lakkavalli is the 33rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 529.49 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lakkavalli

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

Lakkavalli lies about 88 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 40 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 Lakkavalli
Nearest town	Hāngal	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	23 km
Nearest railway station	Haveri	40 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	88 km

Villages closest to Lakkavalli

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 Lakkavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakkavalli village had a population of 1,238. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Lakkavalli village has 610 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakkavalli has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Lakkavalli is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakkavalli covers 529.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakkavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lakkavalli is Haveri, about 40 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 village for Lakkavalli.

Lakkavalli is about 88 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakkavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 20 km away. Sorab is about 23 km away. Haveri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.