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About Magundi Village

Magundi is a large village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,041 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1177.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577160
Area (hectares) 1177.88 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magundi compares

By the 2011 count Magundi is the 6th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1177.88 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Magundi

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

Magundi lies about 25 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, about 19 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 Magundi
Nearest town Tarikere 19 km
Nearest railway station Tarikere Junction 19 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 27 km

Villages closest to Magundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magundi village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 6th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Magundi village has 1,041 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magundi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Magundi is 577160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magundi covers 1177.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magundi falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magundi is Tarikere Junction, about 19 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 Magundi.

Magundi is about 25 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magundi is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about 19 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 19 km away. Chikmagalur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hebbe (20 km), Nandigave (20 km) and Salur (21 km).

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

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