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About Kalavathi Village

Kalavathi is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 49 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalavathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalavathi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 124.95 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 49
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalavathi compares

By the 2011 count Kalavathi is the 221st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 124.95 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kalavathi

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

Kalavathi lies about 30 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Kalavathi
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 15 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 30 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 30 km

Villages closest to Kalavathi

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 Kalavathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalavathi village had a population of 99. That makes it the 221st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kalavathi village has 49 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalavathi has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kalavathi is 577226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalavathi covers 124.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalavathi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kalavathi is Arasalu, 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 <5 km distance for Kalavathi.

Kalavathi is about 30 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalavathi is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 15 km away. Arasalu is about 24 km away. Shimoga 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 Attigadde (under 2 km), Neralakoppa (1.7 km) and Thotadakoppa (2.4 km).

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

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