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About Mugalkhod Village

Mugalkhod is one of the larger villages in Mudhol tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,642, made up of 4,371 males and 4,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2458.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugalkhod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugalkhod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Mudhol
Pincode 587113
Area (hectares) 2458.22 hectares
Population 8,642
Male Population 4,371
Female Population 4,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mugalkhod compares

By the 2011 count Mugalkhod is the 4th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 2458.22 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Mugalkhod

Mugalkhod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mugalkhod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mugalkhod from other places

Mugalkhod lies about 56 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 36 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 Mugalkhod
Tehsil headquarters Mudhol 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 36 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 56 km

Villages closest to Mugalkhod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugalkhod village had a population of 8,642. That makes it the 4th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Mugalkhod village has 4,371 males and 4,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugalkhod has about 977 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Mugalkhod is 587113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugalkhod covers 2458.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugalkhod falls under Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mugalkhod is Kajjidoni, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mugalkhod.

Mugalkhod is about 56 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugalkhod is in Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district. Mudhol is about 9.4 km away. Kajjidoni is about 36 km away. Bagalkot is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulali (2.7 km), Malali (4.1 km) and Nagaral (5.3 km).

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

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