About Marikatte Village

Marikatte is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 424 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marikatte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marikatte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577528
Area (hectares)	491.37 hectares
Population	846
Male Population	424
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marikatte compares

By the 2011 count Marikatte is the 78th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 491.37 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Marikatte

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

Marikatte lies about 50 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 Marikatte
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	15 km
Nearest town	Kottūru	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kotturu	24 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	50 km

Villages closest to Marikatte

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.

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Common questions about Marikatte

As per the Census of India 2011, Marikatte village had a population of 846. That makes it the 78th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Marikatte village has 424 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marikatte has about 995 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 Marikatte is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marikatte covers 491.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marikatte falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marikatte 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 Marikatte.

Marikatte is about 50 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marikatte is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 15 km away. Kottūru is about 23 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.