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About Marlahalli Village

Marlahalli is a large village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,095 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marlahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marlahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Molakalmuru
Pincode 577525
Area (hectares) 666.35 hectares
Population 2,117
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marlahalli compares

By the 2011 count Marlahalli is the 18th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 666.35 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Marlahalli

Marlahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marlahalli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marlahalli from other places

Marlahalli lies about 35 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 24 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 Marlahalli
Nearest town Hiriyūr 16 km
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Molakalmuru 35 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 35 km

Villages closest to Marlahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marlahalli village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 18th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Marlahalli village has 1,095 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marlahalli has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Marlahalli is 577525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marlahalli covers 666.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marlahalli falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marlahalli is Balenahalli, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Marlahalli is about 35 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marlahalli is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyūr is about 16 km away. Balenahalli is about 24 km away. Molakalmuru is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pennammanahalli (4.9 km), Swamikere (14 km) and Chikkanahalli (16 km).

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

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