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About Maralakunte Village

Maralakunte is a mid sized village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 662 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maralakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maralakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 562149
Area (hectares) 375.08 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 662
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maralakunte compares

By the 2011 count Maralakunte is the 70th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 375.08 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Maralakunte

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

Maralakunte lies about 22 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Doddajala, about 8.8 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 Maralakunte
Nearest railway station Doddajala 8.8 km
Nearest town Hoskote 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 22 km
District headquarters Bangalore 22 km

Villages closest to Maralakunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North 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 Maralakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Maralakunte village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 70th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Maralakunte village has 662 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maralakunte has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Maralakunte is 562149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maralakunte covers 375.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maralakunte falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maralakunte is Doddajala, about 8.8 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 Maralakunte.

Maralakunte is about 22 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maralakunte is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Doddajala is about 8.8 km away. Hoskote is about 12 km away. Bangalore North is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadevakodigehalli (under 2 km), Manchappanahosahalli (under 2 km) and Gopalapura (1.9 km).

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

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