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About Maragodu Village

Maragodu is a large village in Madikeri tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,040 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1281.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Madikeri
Pincode 571252
Area (hectares) 1281.4 hectares
Population 2,134
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maragodu compares

By the 2011 count Maragodu is the 15th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1281.4 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1005.

Getting to Maragodu

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

Maragodu lies about 25 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 33 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 Maragodu
Tehsil headquarters Madikeri 23 km
District headquarters Kodagu 25 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 33 km

Villages closest to Maragodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragodu village had a population of 2,134. That makes it the 15th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Maragodu village has 1,040 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragodu has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Maragodu is 571252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maragodu covers 1281.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maragodu falls under Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maragodu is Kadagaravalli, about 33 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 village for Maragodu.

Maragodu is about 25 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragodu is in Madikeri tehsil of Kodagu district. Madikeri is about 23 km away. Kodagu is about 25 km away. Kadagaravalli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukkodlu (16 km), Hammiyala (17 km) and Makkandur (18 km).

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

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