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About Maravalalu Village

Maravalalu is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 396 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maravalalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maravalalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573102
Area (hectares) 161.56 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 396
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maravalalu compares

By the 2011 count Maravalalu is the 81st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 161.56 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Maravalalu

Maravalalu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maravalalu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maravalalu from other places

Maravalalu lies about 29 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 Maravalalu
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 11 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 29 km

Villages closest to Maravalalu

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 Maravalalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Maravalalu village had a population of 735. That makes it the 81st largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Maravalalu village has 396 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maravalalu has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Maravalalu covers 161.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maravalalu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maravalalu is Mavinakere, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Maravalalu.

Maravalalu is about 29 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maravalalu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 8.5 km away. Mavinakere is about 11 km away. Holenarasipura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangapura (under 2 km), Goravanahalli (under 2 km) and Bittagodanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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