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About Marithotlu Village

Marithotlu is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 337 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marithotlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marithotlu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577126
Area (hectares) 873.53 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 337
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marithotlu compares

By the 2011 count Marithotlu is the 46th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 873.53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Marithotlu

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

Marithotlu lies about 49 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 52 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 Marithotlu
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 5.0 km
Nearest town Someshwar 31 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 49 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 52 km

Villages closest to Marithotlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marithotlu village had a population of 684. That makes it the 46th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Marithotlu village has 337 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marithotlu has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Marithotlu is 577126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marithotlu covers 873.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marithotlu falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marithotlu is Chikkamagaluru, about 52 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 Marithotlu.

Marithotlu is about 49 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marithotlu is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 5.0 km away. Someshwar is about 31 km away. Chikmagalur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunchur (2.4 km), Belagola (3.0 km) and Tanudi (3.1 km).

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

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