About Magadi Village

Magadi is a mid sized village in Chikmagalur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 669 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Chikmagalur
Pincode	577101
Area (hectares)	498.02 hectares
Population	1,335
Male Population	669
Female Population	666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magadi compares

By the 2011 count Magadi is the 52nd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 498.02 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 1003.

Getting to Magadi

Magadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Magadi from other places

Magadi lies about 9.2 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 6.6 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 Magadi
Nearest railway station	Chikkamagaluru	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikmagalur	9.2 km
Nearest town	Chikmagalūr	9.2 km

Villages closest to Magadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magadi village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Magadi village has 669 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magadi has about 996 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Magadi is 577101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magadi covers 498.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magadi falls under Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magadi is Chikkamagaluru, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance for Magadi.

Magadi is about 9.2 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magadi is in Chikmagalur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Chikkamagaluru is about 6.6 km away. Chikmagalur is about 9.2 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.