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About Madugundi Village

Madugundi is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 140 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2469.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madugundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madugundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577121
Area (hectares) 2469.03 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 140
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madugundi compares

By the 2011 count Madugundi is the 98th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 2469.03 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Madugundi

Madugundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madugundi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madugundi from other places

Madugundi lies about 41 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Harebetta, about 40 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 Madugundi
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 21 km
Nearest railway station Harebetta 40 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 41 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 41 km

Villages closest to Madugundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madugundi village had a population of 272. That makes it the 98th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Madugundi village has 140 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madugundi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Madugundi is 577121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madugundi covers 2469.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madugundi falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Madugundi is Harebetta, about 40 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 km distance for Madugundi.

Madugundi is about 41 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madugundi is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 21 km away. Harebetta is about 40 km away. Chikmagalur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgadahalli (2.0 km), Sunkasale (2.3 km) and Megur (3.0 km).

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

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