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About Mugalur Village

Mugalur is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 357 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573133
Area (hectares) 350.52 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 357
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mugalur compares

By the 2011 count Mugalur is the 84th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 350.52 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Mugalur

Mugalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mugalur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mugalur from other places

Mugalur lies about 7.3 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about 7.8 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 Mugalur
District headquarters Hassan 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Alur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 31 km

Villages closest to Mugalur

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 Mugalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugalur village had a population of 725. That makes it the 84th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Mugalur village has 357 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugalur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Mugalur is 573133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugalur covers 350.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugalur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mugalur is Alur, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mugalur.

Mugalur is about 7.3 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugalur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Hassan is about 7.3 km away. Alur is about 7.8 km away. Arkalgud is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anniganahalli (9.3 km), Nanjalapura (11 km) and Parasanahalli (13 km).

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

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