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About Maratagere Village

Maratagere is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 298 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maratagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maratagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573103
Area (hectares) 231.67 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 298
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maratagere compares

By the 2011 count Maratagere is the 140th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 231.67 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Maratagere

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

How far is Maratagere from other places

Maratagere lies about 48 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Banavar, about 10 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 Maratagere
Nearest railway station Banavar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 48 km

Villages closest to Maratagere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsikere 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 Maratagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Maratagere village had a population of 632. That makes it the 140th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Maratagere village has 298 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maratagere has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Maratagere is 573103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maratagere covers 231.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maratagere falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maratagere is Banavar, about 10 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 village for Maratagere.

Maratagere is about 48 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maratagere is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Banavar is about 10 km away. Arsikere is about 12 km away. Hassan is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkammanahalli (under 2 km), Thippaghatta (under 2 km) and Kuruvanka (1.8 km).

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

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