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About Malagihal Village

Malagihal is a small village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 112 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malagihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malagihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587154
Area (hectares) 212.66 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 112
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malagihal compares

By the 2011 count Malagihal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 212.66 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Malagihal

Malagihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malagihal 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 Malagihal from other places

Malagihal lies about 52 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 39 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 Malagihal
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 11 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 39 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 52 km

Villages closest to Malagihal

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 Malagihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Malagihal village had a population of 220. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Malagihal village has 112 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malagihal has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Malagihal is 587154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malagihal covers 212.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malagihal falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malagihal is Linganabandi, about 39 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 Malagihal.

Malagihal is about 52 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malagihal is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Hungund is about 11 km away. Linganabandi is about 39 km away. Bagalkot is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatnihal (under 2 km), Nidasanur (under 2 km) and Jambaladinni (2.2 km).

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

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