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- LGD code
- 607578
- Pincode
- 577429
- Post office
- Sorab
- Population
- 912
- Households
- 229
- Literacy rate
- 74.2%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 328
- Distance to district centre
- 57 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 305 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 488 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balegundi · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hospital Shigga · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mavali compares
By population, Mavali ranks #64 of 306 villages in Sorab mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.2%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Mavali
- 74.2%
- Sorab mandal
- 69.2%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
−6 vs mandal average
- Mavali
- 978
- Sorab mandal
- 984
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Mavali
- 4.0
- Sorab mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mavali at a glance
Mavali is a village of 912 people in 229 households (Census 2011) in Sorab taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 64th-largest of 306 villages in Sorab taluk. Literacy is 74%, 5 points above the taluk average of 69% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Shivamogga district centre, 31 km from Masur, the nearest town, 24 km from Balegundi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577429, served by Sorab post office; the LGD village code is 607578. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital Shigga, 6 km away. The village votes in Sorab assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bangarappa. The population is estimated at 1,075 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mavali
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SORAB
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 93
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAVALI
- Total area (ha)
- 332.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 131.44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mavali
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Key facts — Mavali
- LGD code
- 607578
- Pincode
- 577429
- Post office
- Sorab
- Population (Census 2011)
- 912
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,075
- Households
- 229
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 74.2%
- Coordinates
- 14.36872°N, 75.16827°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sorab
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bangarappa
- Block / Mandal
- Sorab
Getting there
How to reach Mavali
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru305 kmcapital
- Hyderabad488 km
- Chennai569 km
- Mumbai577 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalegundi24 km
- Bus stopHosuru8 km
- Hospital / PHCHospital Shigga6 km
- ATM / bankVijaya Bank30 km
- Petrol pumpShri Sadguru Auto Gas28 km
- CollegeBapuji Composite PU College23 km
- Police stationHanagalla Police Station45 km
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- Heche
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- Telagadde
- Thalluru
- Katavayi
- Hiremagadi
- Kubaturu
- Yennekoppa
- Shigga
- Bharangi
- Ginivala
- Samanavalli
- Kamanavalli
- Nyarshi
- Gudavi
- Duguru
- Thavanandi
- Kerehalli
- Ulavi
- Thoravanda
- Kamaruru
- Hurali
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- Bennigere
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)