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About Machegundanahalli Village

Machegundanahalli is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 391 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machegundanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machegundanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577175
Area (hectares) 165.71 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 391
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Machegundanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Machegundanahalli is the 98th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 165.71 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Machegundanahalli

Machegundanahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Machegundanahalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Machegundanahalli from other places

Machegundanahalli lies about 40 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 2.1 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 Machegundanahalli
Nearest railway station Banavar 2.1 km
Nearest town Arsikere 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 20 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 40 km

Villages closest to Machegundanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machegundanahalli village had a population of 804. That makes it the 98th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Machegundanahalli village has 391 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machegundanahalli has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Machegundanahalli is 577175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machegundanahalli covers 165.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machegundanahalli falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machegundanahalli is Banavar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machegundanahalli.

Machegundanahalli is about 40 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machegundanahalli is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Banavar is about 2.1 km away. Arsikere is about 18 km away. Kadur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkadevanur (2.7 km), Kambenahalli (3.3 km) and Kamenahalli (3.3 km).

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

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