About Magalu Village

Magalu is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 149 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magalu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Sakleshpur
Pincode	573134
Area (hectares)	287.78 hectares
Population	296
Male Population	149
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Magalu compares

By the 2011 count Magalu is the 137th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 287.78 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Magalu

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

Magalu lies about 35 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 26 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 Magalu
Nearest railway station	Mavinakere	26 km
Nearest town	Holenarasipura	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakleshpur	32 km
District headquarters	Hassan	35 km

Villages closest to Magalu

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.

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Common questions about Magalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Magalu village had a population of 296. That makes it the 137th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Magalu village has 149 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magalu has about 987 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 Magalu is 573134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magalu covers 287.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magalu falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magalu is Mavinakere, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Magalu.

Magalu is about 35 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magalu is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Mavinakere is about 26 km away. Holenarasipura is about 31 km away. Sakleshpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.