About Muthuru Village

Muthuru is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,875, made up of 950 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muthuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muthuru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574144
Area (hectares)	307.75 hectares
Population	1,875
Male Population	950
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muthuru compares

By the 2011 count Muthuru is the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 307.75 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Muthuru

Muthuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muthuru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Muthuru from other places

Muthuru lies about 41 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Jokatte, about 10 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 Muthuru
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jokatte	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	14 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	41 km

Villages closest to Muthuru

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

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Common questions about Muthuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Muthuru village had a population of 1,875. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Muthuru village has 950 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muthuru has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Muthuru is 574144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muthuru covers 307.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muthuru falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muthuru is Jokatte, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muthuru.

Muthuru is about 41 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muthuru is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mūdbidri is about 9.5 km away. Jokatte is about 10 km away. Mangalore is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.