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About Maripadagu Village

Maripadagu is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 481 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maripadagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maripadagu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561208
Area (hectares) 348.59 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 481
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maripadagu compares

By the 2011 count Maripadagu is the 90th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 348.59 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Maripadagu

Maripadagu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maripadagu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maripadagu from other places

Maripadagu lies about 36 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Devarapalli, about 7.3 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 Maripadagu
Nearest railway station Devarapalli 7.3 km
Nearest town Hindupur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 15 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 36 km

Villages closest to Maripadagu

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 Maripadagu

As per the Census of India 2011, Maripadagu village had a population of 940. That makes it the 90th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Maripadagu village has 481 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maripadagu has about 954 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Maripadagu is 561208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maripadagu covers 348.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maripadagu falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maripadagu is Devarapalli, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maripadagu.

Maripadagu is about 36 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maripadagu is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Devarapalli is about 7.3 km away. Hindupur is about 14 km away. Gauribidanur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudalodu (under 2 km), Jeelakunte (1.5 km) and Jogireddyhalli (2.7 km).

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

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