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About Marganakunte Village

Marganakunte is a large village in Bagepalli tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,131 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marganakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marganakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Bagepalli
Pincode 561207
Area (hectares) 474.51 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marganakunte compares

By the 2011 count Marganakunte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 474.51 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Marganakunte

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

How far is Marganakunte from other places

Marganakunte lies about 52 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Chakarlapalli, about 31 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 Marganakunte
Tehsil headquarters Bagepalli 13 km
Nearest town Bāgepalli 13 km
Nearest railway station Chakarlapalli 31 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 52 km

Villages closest to Marganakunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marganakunte village had a population of 2,199. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Marganakunte village has 1,131 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marganakunte has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Marganakunte is 561207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marganakunte covers 474.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marganakunte falls under Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marganakunte is Chakarlapalli, about 31 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 km distance for Marganakunte.

Marganakunte is about 52 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marganakunte is in Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Bagepalli is about 13 km away. Bāgepalli is about 13 km away. Chakarlapalli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinthamakala Dinne (under 2 km), Pokamakalapalli (1.9 km) and Ramanodupalli (2.1 km).

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

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