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About Malavalli Village

Malavalli is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 399 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581349
Area (hectares) 484.65 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 399
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malavalli compares

By the 2011 count Malavalli is the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 484.65 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Malavalli

Malavalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malavalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Malavalli from other places

Malavalli lies about 58 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Saunshi, about 42 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 Malavalli
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 4.2 km
Nearest town Hāngal 24 km
Nearest railway station Saunshi 42 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 58 km

Villages closest to Malavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malavalli village had a population of 771. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Malavalli village has 399 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malavalli has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Malavalli is 581349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malavalli covers 484.65 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.

Malavalli falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malavalli is Saunshi, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Malavalli.

Malavalli is about 58 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malavalli is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Mundgod is about 4.2 km away. Hāngal is about 24 km away. Saunshi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkolli (under 2 km), Kyasankeri (2.7 km) and Byanalli (2.8 km).

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

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