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About Mavadi Village

Mavadi is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 14 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577414
Area (hectares) 52.5 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 14
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mavadi compares

By the 2011 count Mavadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 52.5 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mavadi

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

Mavadi lies about 47 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 Mavadi
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 15 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 28 km
Nearest town Someshwar 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 47 km

Villages closest to Mavadi

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 Mavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavadi village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Mavadi village has 14 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavadi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mavadi is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mavadi covers 52.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mavadi falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mavadi 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 <5 km distance for Mavadi.

Mavadi is about 47 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavadi is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 15 km away. Arasalu is about 28 km away. Someshwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aralasurali (2.1 km), Nonaburu (2.9 km) and Shiragaru (3.0 km).

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

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