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About Maralur Village

Maralur is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,926, made up of 970 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maralur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maralur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561210
Area (hectares) 702.91 hectares
Population 1,926
Male Population 970
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maralur compares

By the 2011 count Maralur is the 33rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 702.91 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Maralur

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

Maralur lies about 35 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Gauribidanur, about 5.5 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 Maralur
Nearest railway station Gauribidanur 5.5 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 35 km

Villages closest to Maralur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maralur village had a population of 1,926. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Maralur village has 970 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maralur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Maralur is 561210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maralur covers 702.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maralur falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maralur is Gauribidanur, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maralur.

Maralur is about 35 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maralur is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Gauribidanur is about 5.5 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vychakurahalli (under 2 km), Rayamakalahalli (under 2 km) and Kadalaveni (2.1 km).

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

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