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About Mavalinge Village

Mavalinge is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 227 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581365, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mavalinge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavalinge village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581365
Area (hectares) 606.7 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 227
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mavalinge compares

By the 2011 count Mavalinge is the 26th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 606.7 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1009.

Getting to Mavalinge

Mavalinge is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mavalinge 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mavalinge from other places

Mavalinge lies about 76 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 4.7 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 Mavalinge
Nearest railway station Kalem 4.7 km
Nearest town Curchorem 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 32 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 76 km

Villages closest to Mavalinge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavalinge village had a population of 453. That makes it the 26th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Mavalinge village has 227 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavalinge has about 996 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mavalinge is 581365. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mavalinge covers 606.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mavalinge falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mavalinge is Kalem, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mavalinge.

Mavalinge is about 76 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavalinge is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Kalem is about 4.7 km away. Curchorem is about 11 km away. Supa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diggi (9.3 km), Kuveshi (15 km) and Asulli (15 km).

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

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