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About Kaveri Village

Kaveri is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 198 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaveri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaveri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 493.91 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 198
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaveri compares

By the 2011 count Kaveri is the 126th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 493.91 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kaveri

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

Kaveri lies about 30 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 28 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 Kaveri
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 14 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 30 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 30 km

Villages closest to Kaveri

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 Kaveri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaveri village had a population of 398. That makes it the 126th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kaveri village has 198 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaveri has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

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

Kaveri covers 493.91 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.

Kaveri falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kaveri is Arasalu, about 28 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 Kaveri.

Kaveri 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.

Kaveri is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 14 km away. Arasalu is about 28 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 Danasale (1.8 km), Nayadavalli (1.8 km) and Bylubadagi (2.1 km).

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

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