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About Maradihalli Village

Maradihalli is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,330, made up of 1,188 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1807.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577532
Area (hectares) 1807.09 hectares
Population 2,330
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maradihalli compares

By the 2011 count Maradihalli is the 32nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1807.09 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Maradihalli

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

Maradihalli lies about 17 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 9.6 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 Maradihalli
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 9.6 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 23 km

Villages closest to Maradihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradihalli village had a population of 2,330. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Maradihalli village has 1,188 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradihalli has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Maradihalli is 577532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradihalli covers 1807.09 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.

Maradihalli falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maradihalli is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 9.6 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 Maradihalli.

Maradihalli is about 17 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradihalli is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 9.6 km away. Chitradurga is about 17 km away. Hiriyur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burujanaroppa (3.2 km), Salhunse (4.1 km) and Aimangala (4.5 km).

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

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