About Malahalu Village

Malahalu is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,749, made up of 1,375 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1934.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Channagiri
Pincode	577215
Area (hectares)	1934.76 hectares
Population	2,749
Male Population	1,375
Female Population	1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malahalu compares

By the 2011 count Malahalu is the 22nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 1934.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Malahalu

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

Malahalu lies about 58 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Ramagiri, about 12 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 Malahalu
Nearest railway station	Ramagiri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Channagiri	13 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	58 km

Villages closest to Malahalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahalu village had a population of 2,749. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Malahalu village has 1,375 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahalu has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Malahalu is 577215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahalu covers 1934.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malahalu falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malahalu is Ramagiri, about 12 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 Malahalu.

Malahalu is about 58 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahalu is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Ramagiri is about 12 km away. Channagiri is about 13 km away. Davanagere is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.