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About Maradishivapur Village

Maradishivapur is a large village in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 1,050 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradishivapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradishivapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591122
Area (hectares) 841.42 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maradishivapur compares

By the 2011 count Maradishivapur is the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 841.42 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Maradishivapur

Maradishivapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maradishivapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maradishivapur from other places

Maradishivapur lies about 65 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Chikodi Road, about 3.6 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 Maradishivapur
Nearest railway station Chikodi Road 3.6 km
Nearest town Chikodi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 26 km
District headquarters Belgaum 65 km

Villages closest to Maradishivapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradishivapur village had a population of 2,007. That makes it the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Maradishivapur village has 1,050 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradishivapur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Maradishivapur is 591122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradishivapur covers 841.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maradishivapur falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maradishivapur is Chikodi Road, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maradishivapur.

Maradishivapur is about 65 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradishivapur is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Chikodi Road is about 3.6 km away. Chikodi is about 17 km away. Gokak is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshwadi (12 km), Dandapur (12 km) and Pamaladinni (13 km).

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

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