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About Malenahalli Village

Malenahalli is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 317 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 489.72 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 317
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Malenahalli is the 99th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 489.72 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Malenahalli

Malenahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malenahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malenahalli from other places

Malenahalli lies about 48 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 11 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 Malenahalli
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 11 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 16 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 48 km

Villages closest to Malenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malenahalli village had a population of 649. That makes it the 99th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Malenahalli village has 317 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malenahalli has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Malenahalli is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malenahalli covers 489.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malenahalli falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malenahalli is Masarahalli, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malenahalli.

Malenahalli is about 48 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malenahalli is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Masarahalli is about 11 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 13 km away. Tarikere is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkuchi (under 2 km), Hosur (1.7 km) and Sompura (1.9 km).

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

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