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About Marasanige Village

Marasanige is a large village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,314 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1927.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marasanige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marasanige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577124
Area (hectares) 1927.57 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marasanige compares

By the 2011 count Marasanige is the 8th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 1927.57 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Marasanige

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

Marasanige lies about 44 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 45 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 Marasanige
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 28 km
Nearest town Kārkala 43 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 44 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 45 km

Villages closest to Marasanige

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 Marasanige

As per the Census of India 2011, Marasanige village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 8th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Marasanige village has 1,314 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marasanige has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Marasanige is 577124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marasanige covers 1927.57 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.

Marasanige falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marasanige is Chikkamagaluru, about 45 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 Marasanige.

Marasanige is about 44 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marasanige is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Mudigere is about 28 km away. Kārkala is about 43 km away. Chikmagalur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalasa (4.9 km), Balige (6.2 km) and Hornadu (6.6 km).

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

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