About Magala Village

Magala is one of the larger villages in Hadagalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,755, made up of 2,899 males and 2,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4173.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hadagalli
Pincode	583219
Area (hectares)	4173.76 hectares
Population	5,755
Male Population	2,899
Female Population	2,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magala compares

By the 2011 count Magala is the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 4173.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Magala

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

Magala lies about 122 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Harapanahalli, about 32 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 Magala
Tehsil headquarters	Hadagalli	15 km
Nearest railway station	Harapanahalli	32 km
District headquarters	Bellary	122 km

Villages closest to Magala

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

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Common questions about Magala

As per the Census of India 2011, Magala village had a population of 5,755. That makes it the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Magala village has 2,899 males and 2,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magala has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Magala is 583219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magala covers 4173.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magala falls under Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magala is Harapanahalli, about 32 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 Magala.

Magala is about 122 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magala is in Hadagalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hadagalli is about 15 km away. Harapanahalli is about 32 km away. Bellary is about 122 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.