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About Yalavala Village

Yalavala is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 449 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yalavala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yalavala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577413
Area (hectares) 419.95 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 449
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yalavala compares

By the 2011 count Yalavala is the 68th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 419.95 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Yalavala

Yalavala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yalavala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Yalavala from other places

Yalavala lies about 72 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 30 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 Yalavala
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 7.6 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 30 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 30 km
District headquarters Shimoga 72 km

Villages closest to Yalavala

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 Yalavala

As per the Census of India 2011, Yalavala village had a population of 859. That makes it the 68th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Yalavala village has 449 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yalavala has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Yalavala is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yalavala covers 419.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yalavala falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yalavala is Kanale, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Yalavala.

Yalavala is about 72 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yalavala is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 7.6 km away. Shikaripura is about 30 km away. Kanale is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkavali (under 2 km), Udri (2.0 km) and Malekoppa (2.1 km).

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

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