About Muchalam Village

Muchalam is a large village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,533, made up of 2,267 males and 2,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1715.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muchalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muchalam village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Basavakalyan
Pincode	585327
Area (hectares)	1715.02 hectares
Population	4,533
Male Population	2,267
Female Population	2,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muchalam compares

By the 2011 count Muchalam is the 15th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1715.02 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Muchalam

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

Muchalam lies about 51 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 23 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 Muchalam
Tehsil headquarters	Basavakalyan	12 km
Nearest railway station	Humanabad	23 km
District headquarters	Bidar	51 km

Villages closest to Muchalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muchalam village had a population of 4,533. That makes it the 15th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Muchalam village has 2,267 males and 2,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muchalam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Muchalam is 585327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muchalam covers 1715.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muchalam falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muchalam is Humanabad, about 23 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 Muchalam.

Muchalam is about 51 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muchalam is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 12 km away. Humanabad is about 23 km away. Bidar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.