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About Malagalale Village

Malagalale is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 224 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malagalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malagalale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573129
Area (hectares) 356.28 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 224
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malagalale compares

By the 2011 count Malagalale is the 46th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 356.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1023.

Getting to Malagalale

Malagalale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malagalale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Malagalale from other places

Malagalale lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 8.2 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 Malagalale
Nearest railway station Balupete 8.2 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 15 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Malagalale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malagalale village had a population of 480. That makes it the 46th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Malagalale village has 224 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malagalale has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Malagalale is 573129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malagalale covers 356.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malagalale falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malagalale is Balupete, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malagalale.

Malagalale is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malagalale is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 8.2 km away. Sakleshpur is about 13 km away. Alur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anigalale (under 2 km), Halliyur (2.5 km) and Hittalakere (3.5 km).

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

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