About Sarala Village

Sarala is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 296 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577432
Area (hectares)	444.47 hectares
Population	572
Male Population	296
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarala compares

By the 2011 count Sarala is the 78th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 444.47 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Sarala

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

Sarala lies about 43 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 31 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 Sarala
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	31 km
Nearest town	Someshwar	32 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	43 km

Villages closest to Sarala

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.

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Common questions about Sarala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarala village had a population of 572. That makes it the 78th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Sarala village has 296 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarala has about 932 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 Sarala is 577432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarala covers 444.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarala falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sarala is Arasalu, about 31 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 Sarala.

Sarala is about 43 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarala is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 5.7 km away. Arasalu is about 31 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.