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About Mushigeri Village

Mushigeri is a large village in Ron tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,222 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mushigeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mushigeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Ron
Pincode 582211
Area (hectares) 803.33 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mushigeri compares

By the 2011 count Mushigeri is the 25th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 803.33 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mushigeri

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

Mushigeri lies about 48 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Hole Alur, about 22 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 Mushigeri
Nearest town Gajendragarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ron 17 km
Nearest railway station Hole Alur 22 km
District headquarters Gadag 48 km

Villages closest to Mushigeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mushigeri village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 25th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Mushigeri village has 1,222 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mushigeri has about 988 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Mushigeri is 582211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mushigeri covers 803.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mushigeri falls under Ron tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mushigeri is Hole Alur, about 22 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 Mushigeri.

Mushigeri is about 48 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mushigeri is in Ron tehsil of Gadag district. Gajendragarh is about 14 km away. Ron is about 17 km away. Hole Alur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nellur (1.7 km), Chickalagundi (2.0 km) and Kalliganur (2.4 km).

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

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