About Mavali Village

Mavali is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 461 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavali village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577429
Area (hectares)	332.83 hectares
Population	912
Male Population	461
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mavali compares

By the 2011 count Mavali is the 61st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 332.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Mavali

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

Mavali lies about 65 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 24 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 Mavali
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	8.3 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	23 km
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	24 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	65 km

Villages closest to Mavali

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 Mavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavali village had a population of 912. That makes it the 61st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Mavali village has 461 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavali has about 978 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 Mavali is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mavali covers 332.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mavali falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mavali is Balegundi, about 24 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 Mavali.

Mavali is about 65 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavali is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 8.3 km away. Shikaripura is about 23 km away. Balegundi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.