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About Malagi Village

Malagi is a small village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 152 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581116
Area (hectares) 592.71 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 152
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malagi compares

By the 2011 count Malagi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 592.71 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Malagi

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

Malagi lies about 44 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Ranebennuru, about 27 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 Malagi
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 13 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 23 km
Nearest railway station Ranebennuru 27 km
District headquarters Haveri 44 km

Villages closest to Malagi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malagi village had a population of 291. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Malagi village has 152 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malagi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Malagi is 581116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malagi covers 592.71 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.

Malagi falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malagi is Ranebennuru, about 27 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 km distance for Malagi.

Malagi is about 44 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malagi is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 13 km away. Shikaripura is about 23 km away. Ranebennuru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattihalli (under 2 km), Totaganti (under 2 km) and Parvata Shidgeri (2.5 km).

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

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