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About Malemachikere Village

Malemachikere is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 433 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malemachikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malemachikere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 907.96 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 433
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malemachikere compares

By the 2011 count Malemachikere is the 74th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 907.96 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 982.

Getting to Malemachikere

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

Malemachikere lies about 39 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kotturu, 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 Malemachikere
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 14 km
Nearest town Kottūru 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotturu 24 km
District headquarters Davanagere 39 km

Villages closest to Malemachikere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malemachikere village had a population of 860. That makes it the 74th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Malemachikere village has 433 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malemachikere has about 986 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Malemachikere is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malemachikere covers 907.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malemachikere falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malemachikere is Kotturu, about 24 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 Malemachikere.

Malemachikere is about 39 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malemachikere is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 14 km away. Kottūru is about 24 km away. Kotturu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirebannihatti (2.7 km), Chikkabannihatti (3.5 km) and Venkatapura (3.7 km).

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

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