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About Yelavalli Village

Yelavalli is a mid sized village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 361 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1549.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581334
Area (hectares) 1549.64 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 361
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Yelavalli compares

By the 2011 count Yelavalli is the 48th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 1549.64 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Yelavalli

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

Yelavalli lies about 20 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 4.2 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 Yelavalli
Nearest railway station Mirjan 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 9.2 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 20 km

Villages closest to Yelavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelavalli village had a population of 716. That makes it the 48th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Yelavalli village has 361 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelavalli has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Yelavalli is 581334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelavalli covers 1549.64 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.

Yelavalli falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yelavalli is Mirjan, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Yelavalli.

Yelavalli is about 20 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelavalli is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mirjan is about 4.2 km away. Kumta is about 9.2 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilkod (1.7 km), Antravalli (3.0 km) and Alkod (3.5 km).

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

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