About Magodu Village

Magodu is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 162 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magodu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Arkalgud
Pincode	573102
Area (hectares)	203.13 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	162
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magodu compares

By the 2011 count Magodu is the 173rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 203.13 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Magodu

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

Magodu lies about 30 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 23 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 Magodu
Tehsil headquarters	Arkalgud	10 km
Nearest railway station	Balupete	23 km
Nearest town	Sakleshpur	28 km
District headquarters	Hassan	30 km

Villages closest to Magodu

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 Magodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Magodu village had a population of 339. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Magodu village has 162 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magodu has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Magodu covers 203.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magodu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magodu is Balupete, about 23 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 Magodu.

Magodu is about 30 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magodu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 10 km away. Balupete is about 23 km away. Sakleshpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.