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About Ulavi Village

Ulavi is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 707 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulavi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 482.07 hectares
Population 1,405
Male Population 707
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulavi compares

By the 2011 count Ulavi is the 29th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 482.07 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Ulavi

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

Ulavi lies about 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 13 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 Ulavi
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 12 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 13 km
Nearest town Sāgar 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 62 km

Villages closest to Ulavi

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 Ulavi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulavi village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 29th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Ulavi village has 707 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulavi has about 987 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 Ulavi is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulavi covers 482.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ulavi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ulavi is Balegundi, about 13 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 Ulavi.

Ulavi is about 62 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulavi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 12 km away. Balegundi is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Horabailu (under 2 km), Horabailukoppa (under 2 km) and Horabylu (under 2 km).

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

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