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About Marahalli Village

Marahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 246 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561205
Area (hectares) 297.3 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 246
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marahalli compares

By the 2011 count Marahalli is the 149th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 297.3 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Marahalli

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

Marahalli lies about 16 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Oddarahalli, about 8.2 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 Marahalli
Nearest railway station Oddarahalli 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 11 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 11 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 16 km

Villages closest to Marahalli

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 Marahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahalli village had a population of 479. That makes it the 149th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Marahalli village has 246 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahalli has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Marahalli is 561205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marahalli covers 297.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Marahalli is Oddarahalli, about 8.2 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 village for Marahalli.

Marahalli is about 16 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Oddarahalli is about 8.2 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 11 km away. Doddaballapura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melekote (under 2 km), Gantiganahalli (under 2 km) and Chowgondanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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