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About Maliganadu Village

Maliganadu is a small village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 209 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maliganadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maliganadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577121
Area (hectares) 608.57 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 209
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maliganadu compares

By the 2011 count Maliganadu is the 82nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 608.57 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Maliganadu

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

Maliganadu lies about 37 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 37 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 Maliganadu
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 21 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 37 km
Nearest town Chikmagalūr 37 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 37 km

Villages closest to Maliganadu

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 Maliganadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Maliganadu village had a population of 423. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Maliganadu village has 209 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maliganadu has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

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

Maliganadu covers 608.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maliganadu falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maliganadu is Chikkamagaluru, about 37 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 Maliganadu.

Maliganadu is about 37 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maliganadu is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 21 km away. Chikmagalur is about 37 km away. Chikmagalūr is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilagali (under 2 km), Ambinakodige (1.9 km) and Aramane Thalagur (2.6 km).

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

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