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About Maradi Village

Maradi is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 430 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573120
Area (hectares) 276.49 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 430
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maradi compares

By the 2011 count Maradi is the 64th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 276.49 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Maradi

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

Maradi lies about 22 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 11 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 Maradi
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 11 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 22 km

Villages closest to Maradi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradi village had a population of 873. That makes it the 64th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Maradi village has 430 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradi has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Maradi is 573120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradi covers 276.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maradi falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maradi is Mavinakere, about 11 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 Maradi.

Maradi is about 22 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradi is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 5.9 km away. Mavinakere is about 11 km away. Holenarasipura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maradibasavanahalli (under 2 km), Honnaganahalli (1.5 km) and Honnagowdanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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