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About Uppalli Village

Uppalli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 117 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 327.3 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 117
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uppalli compares

By the 2011 count Uppalli is the 205th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 327.3 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Uppalli

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

Uppalli lies about 71 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 27 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 Uppalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 27 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 29 km
District headquarters Shimoga 71 km

Villages closest to Uppalli

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 Uppalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppalli village had a population of 231. That makes it the 205th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Uppalli village has 117 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppalli has about 974 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 Uppalli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppalli covers 327.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uppalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Uppalli is Kanale, about 27 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 Uppalli.

Uppalli is about 71 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 4.9 km away. Kanale is about 27 km away. Shikaripura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kummuru (under 2 km), Bilagi (under 2 km) and Hiriyavali (2.2 km).

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

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