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About Yalavalli Village

Yalavalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 420 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yalavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yalavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 366.04 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 420
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yalavalli compares

By the 2011 count Yalavalli is the 69th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 366.04 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 Yalavalli

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

Yalavalli lies about 63 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 Yalavalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 9.8 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 21 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Yalavalli

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 Yalavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Yalavalli village had a population of 858. That makes it the 69th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Yalavalli village has 420 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yalavalli has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Yalavalli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yalavalli covers 366.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yalavalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yalavalli 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 Yalavalli.

Yalavalli 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.

Yalavalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 9.8 km away. Shikaripura is about 21 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.

The closest recorded villages are Thavarekoppa (under 2 km), Bedavatti (1.6 km) and Mavali (1.7 km).

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

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