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About Bejjavalli Village

Bejjavalli is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 122 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bejjavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bejjavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577232
Area (hectares) 56.34 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 122
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bejjavalli compares

By the 2011 count Bejjavalli is the 167th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 56.34 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bejjavalli

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

Bejjavalli lies about 34 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 29 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 Bejjavalli
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 10 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 29 km
District headquarters Shimoga 34 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 34 km

Villages closest to Bejjavalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirthahalli 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 Bejjavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bejjavalli village had a population of 251. That makes it the 167th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Bejjavalli village has 122 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bejjavalli has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bejjavalli is 577232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bejjavalli covers 56.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bejjavalli falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bejjavalli is Arasalu, about 29 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 Bejjavalli.

Bejjavalli is about 34 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bejjavalli is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 10 km away. Arasalu is about 29 km away. Shimoga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirethota (under 2 km), Malur (under 2 km) and Nayadavalli (1.9 km).

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

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