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About Maragadi Village

Maragadi is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 140 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573137
Area (hectares) 516.62 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 140
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maragadi compares

By the 2011 count Maragadi is the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 516.62 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Maragadi

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

How far is Maragadi from other places

Maragadi lies about 31 km from Hassan. 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 Maragadi
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 4.7 km
District headquarters Hassan 31 km

Villages closest to Maragadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragadi village had a population of 278. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Maragadi village has 140 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragadi has about 986 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 Maragadi is 573137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maragadi covers 516.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maragadi falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Maragadi notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Maragadi.

Maragadi is about 31 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragadi is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 4.7 km away. Hassan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magadi (under 2 km), Halasulige (under 2 km) and Hasade (under 2 km).

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

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