About Magalu Village

Magalu is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 295 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arkalgud
Pincode	573102
Area (hectares)	243.21 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	295
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magalu compares

By the 2011 count Magalu is the 108th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 243.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Magalu

Magalu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magalu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Magalu from other places

Magalu lies about 35 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 26 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 Magalu
Tehsil headquarters	Arkalgud	11 km
Nearest railway station	Mavinakere	26 km
Nearest town	Holenarasipura	31 km
District headquarters	Hassan	35 km

Villages closest to Magalu

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.

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Common questions about Magalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Magalu village had a population of 579. That makes it the 108th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Magalu village has 295 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magalu has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Magalu is 573102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magalu covers 243.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magalu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magalu is Mavinakere, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Magalu.

Magalu is about 35 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magalu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 11 km away. Mavinakere is about 26 km away. Holenarasipura is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.