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About Mugatageri Village

Mugatageri is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,423, made up of 687 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugatageri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugatageri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571216
Area (hectares) 742.87 hectares
Population 1,423
Male Population 687
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mugatageri compares

By the 2011 count Mugatageri is the 46th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 742.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1026.

Getting to Mugatageri

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

Mugatageri lies about 34 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 62 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 Mugatageri
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 12 km
District headquarters Kodagu 34 km
Nearest town Madikeri 36 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 62 km

Villages closest to Mugatageri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugatageri village had a population of 1,423. That makes it the 46th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Mugatageri village has 687 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugatageri has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Mugatageri is 571216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugatageri covers 742.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mugatageri falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mugatageri is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 62 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 Mugatageri.

Mugatageri is about 34 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugatageri is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 12 km away. Kodagu is about 34 km away. Madikeri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunda (2.4 km), Halligattu (2.5 km) and B Shettigeri (3.1 km).

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

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