About Muchanur Village

Muchanur is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 634 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muchanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muchanur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577553
Area (hectares)	229.01 hectares
Population	1,225
Male Population	634
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muchanur compares

By the 2011 count Muchanur is the 45th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 229.01 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Muchanur

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

Muchanur lies about 26 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Kodaganuru, about 20 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 Muchanur
Nearest railway station	Kodaganuru	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	20 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	26 km
Nearest town	Davangere	26 km

Villages closest to Muchanur

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 Muchanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muchanur village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 45th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Muchanur village has 634 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muchanur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Muchanur is 577553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muchanur covers 229.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muchanur falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muchanur is Kodaganuru, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Muchanur.

Muchanur is about 26 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muchanur is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Kodaganuru is about 20 km away. Jagalur is about 20 km away. Davanagere is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.