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About Nivli Village

Nivli is a small village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 123 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581400, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nivli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nivli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581400
Area (hectares) 160.91 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 123
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nivli compares

By the 2011 count Nivli is the 43rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 160.91 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Nivli

Nivli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nivli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nivli from other places

Nivli lies about 36 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 11 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 Nivli
Nearest railway station Karwar 11 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 36 km

Villages closest to Nivli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nivli village had a population of 251. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Nivli village has 123 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nivli has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Nivli is 581400. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nivli covers 160.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nivli falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nivli is Karwar, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Nivli.

Nivli is about 36 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nivli is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 11 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirve (under 2 km), Devalmakki (1.8 km) and Bargal (2.5 km).

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

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