Malavalli is a taluk in Mandya district in the India

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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. The headquarter of Malavalli taluk is the town of the same name.

Geography

Malavalli town is located at 12.38°N 77.08°E. It has an average elevation of 610 metre

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s (2001 feet).

Attractions

Malavalli town is a very vibrant and active rural market. It stretches for a whole length of three kilometres. There are two colleges in Malavalli: The Government college is a little away from the town and Shanthi college is in the very middle of the town.
Nearby are the Shivanasamudra

Shivanasamudra

Shivanasamudra is a small town in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated on the banks of the river Kaveri and is the location of the first Hydro-electric Power station in Asia, which was set up in the year 1902.-Waterfalls:The Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri...

 waterfalls.

Somanathapura

Somanathapura

The Chennakesava Temple located at Somanathapura is one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture. This temple was built by Soma, a Dandanayaka in 1268 under Hoysala king Narasimha III, when the Hoysala Empire was the major power in South India.-Deity and sculptures:The ceiling of the hall...

 Hoysala temple. Muthathi

Muthathi

Muthathi is a settlement situated on the banks of the Kaveri river near Malavalli in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is surrounded by a dense forest which is the home of the Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary...

 forest and Bheemeshwari Cauveri fishing camp near Halagur town.

Also, athmalingeshwara kshethra near Bharathinagar (around 10 KM from Malavalli) is of equal importance.

Demographics

India census

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, Malavalli had a population of 35,800. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malavalli has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Malavalli, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. it has 186 villages as per 2001 census.