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About Mathigodu Village

Mathigodu is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 276 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathigodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathigodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573150
Area (hectares) 162.62 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 276
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathigodu compares

By the 2011 count Mathigodu is the 109th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 162.62 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Mathigodu

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

Mathigodu lies about 46 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 25 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 Mathigodu
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 19 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 25 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 26 km
District headquarters Hassan 46 km

Villages closest to Mathigodu

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 Mathigodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathigodu village had a population of 574. That makes it the 109th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Mathigodu village has 276 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathigodu has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Mathigodu is 573150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathigodu covers 162.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mathigodu falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mathigodu is Annechakanahali, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mathigodu.

Mathigodu is about 46 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathigodu is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 19 km away. Annechakanahali is about 25 km away. Holenarasipura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudrapatna (1.8 km), Rudrapatnanala Hantha (1.8 km) and Shiradanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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