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About Maravanji Village

Maravanji is a mid sized village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 812 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maravanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maravanji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577182
Area (hectares) 564.58 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 812
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maravanji compares

By the 2011 count Maravanji is the 34th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 564.58 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 987.

Getting to Maravanji

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

Maravanji lies about 63 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Devanur, about 28 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 Maravanji
Nearest town Hosadurga 20 km
Nearest railway station Devanur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 29 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 63 km

Villages closest to Maravanji

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 Maravanji

As per the Census of India 2011, Maravanji village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 34th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Maravanji village has 812 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maravanji has about 961 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Maravanji is 577182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maravanji covers 564.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maravanji falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maravanji is Devanur, about 28 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 village for Maravanji.

Maravanji is about 63 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maravanji is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Hosadurga is about 20 km away. Devanur is about 28 km away. Kadur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinakarahalli (2.3 km), Kunkanadu (3.7 km) and Honnenahalli (4.3 km).

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

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