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About Maragur Village

Maragur is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 284 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573111
Area (hectares) 237.37 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 284
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Maragur compares

By the 2011 count Maragur is the 154th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 237.37 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 1047.

Getting to Maragur

Maragur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maragur 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 Maragur from other places

Maragur lies about 32 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Samudhravalli, about 16 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 Maragur
Nearest railway station Samudhravalli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 18 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 18 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Maragur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 154th largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Maragur village has 284 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragur has about 965 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 1047.

The pincode recorded for Maragur is 573111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maragur covers 237.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maragur falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maragur is Samudhravalli, about 16 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 Maragur.

Maragur is about 32 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragur is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Samudhravalli is about 16 km away. Channarayapatna is about 18 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are M Shivara (under 2 km), S Shivara (under 2 km) and Kamanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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