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About Moregeri Village

Moregeri is one of the larger villages in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,294, made up of 2,704 males and 2,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3236.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moregeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moregeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hagaribommanahalli
Pincode 583111
Area (hectares) 3236.07 hectares
Population 5,294
Male Population 2,704
Female Population 2,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Moregeri compares

By the 2011 count Moregeri is the 6th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents. Its 3236.07 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Moregeri

Moregeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Moregeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Moregeri from other places

Moregeri lies about 90 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Malavi, about 12 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 Moregeri
Tehsil headquarters Hagaribommanahalli 12 km
Nearest railway station Malavi 12 km
Nearest town Hadagalli 17 km
District headquarters Bellary 90 km

Villages closest to Moregeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moregeri village had a population of 5,294. That makes it the 6th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents.

Moregeri village has 2,704 males and 2,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moregeri has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Moregeri is 583111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moregeri covers 3236.07 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.

Moregeri falls under Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Moregeri is Malavi, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Moregeri.

Moregeri is about 90 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moregeri is in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hagaribommanahalli is about 12 km away. Malavi is about 12 km away. Hadagalli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonna (2.2 km), Adivikyadigihalli (2.5 km) and Gaddikeri (3.7 km).

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

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