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About Mallagatta Village

Mallagatta is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 378 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577138
Area (hectares) 563.99 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 378
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallagatta compares

By the 2011 count Mallagatta is the 105th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 563.99 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mallagatta

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

Mallagatta lies about 45 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, about 9.0 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 Mallagatta
Nearest railway station Devanur 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 17 km
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 45 km

Villages closest to Mallagatta

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 Mallagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallagatta village had a population of 777. That makes it the 105th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Mallagatta village has 378 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallagatta 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 Mallagatta is 577138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallagatta covers 563.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mallagatta falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mallagatta is Devanur, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance for Mallagatta.

Mallagatta is about 45 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallagatta is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Devanur is about 9.0 km away. Kadur is about 17 km away. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkashettyhalli (under 2 km), B Kodihalli (1.9 km) and Kodihalli (1.9 km).

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

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