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About Kuchhalu Village

Kuchhalu is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 100 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,240 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchhalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchhalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 699.22 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 100
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,240
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuchhalu compares

By the 2011 count Kuchhalu is the 177th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 699.22 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kuchhalu

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

Kuchhalu lies about 26 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, 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 Kuchhalu
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 26 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 26 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 27 km

Villages closest to Kuchhalu

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 Kuchhalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchhalu village had a population of 224. That makes it the 177th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kuchhalu village has 100 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchhalu has about 1240 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

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

Kuchhalu covers 699.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuchhalu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuchhalu is Arasalu, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuchhalu.

Kuchhalu is about 26 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchhalu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 18 km away. Shimoga is about 26 km away. Shivamogga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bylubadagi (1.9 km), Jeerahalli (2.1 km) and Shedgar (2.5 km).

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

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