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About Marol Village

Marol is a large village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,233, made up of 1,119 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1905.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marol village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587118
Area (hectares) 1905.31 hectares
Population 2,233
Male Population 1,119
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marol compares

By the 2011 count Marol is the 20th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 1905.31 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 983.

Getting to Marol

Marol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marol 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marol from other places

Marol lies about 47 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kudala Sangama, about 29 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 Marol
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 15 km
Nearest railway station Kudala Sangama 29 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 47 km

Villages closest to Marol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marol village had a population of 2,233. That makes it the 20th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Marol village has 1,119 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marol 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Marol is 587118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marol covers 1905.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marol falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marol is Kudala Sangama, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Marol.

Marol is about 47 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marol is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 15 km away. Kudala Sangama is about 29 km away. Bagalkot is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hullalli (2.3 km), Hadagali (2.3 km) and Havaragi (3.4 km).

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

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