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About Kottige Machenahalli Village

Kottige Machenahalli is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 354 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottige Machenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottige Machenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 354
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottige Machenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kottige Machenahalli is the 102nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kottige Machenahalli

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

Kottige Machenahalli lies about 27 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 9.3 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 Kottige Machenahalli
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 19 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 19 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 27 km

Villages closest to Kottige Machenahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Kottige Machenahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottige Machenahalli village had a population of 684. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kottige Machenahalli village has 354 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottige Machenahalli has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kottige Machenahalli is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottige Machenahalli covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kottige Machenahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kottige Machenahalli is Makalidurga, about 9.3 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 Kottige Machenahalli.

Kottige Machenahalli is about 27 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottige Machenahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 9.3 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 19 km away. Doddaballapura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadakunte (1.6 km), Mallasandra (2.8 km) and Kallukunte (2.8 km).

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

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