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About Mavinkurva Village

Mavinkurva is a large village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,176, made up of 1,530 males and 1,646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mavinkurva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavinkurva village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581335
Area (hectares) 657.53 hectares
Population 3,176
Male Population 1,530
Female Population 1,646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mavinkurva compares

By the 2011 count Mavinkurva is the 10th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 657.53 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mavinkurva

Mavinkurva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mavinkurva 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mavinkurva from other places

Mavinkurva lies about 44 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Honnavar, about 6.4 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 Mavinkurva
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Honnavar 6.4 km
Nearest town Kumta 18 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 44 km

Villages closest to Mavinkurva

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Honavar 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 Mavinkurva

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavinkurva village had a population of 3,176. That makes it the 10th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Mavinkurva village has 1,530 males and 1,646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavinkurva has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mavinkurva is 581335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mavinkurva covers 657.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mavinkurva falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mavinkurva is Honnavar, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mavinkurva.

Mavinkurva is about 44 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavinkurva is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Honavar is about 2.8 km away. Honnavar is about 6.4 km away. Kumta is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakurve (under 2 km), Mandalakurve (1.8 km) and Kulakod (1.9 km).

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

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