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About Maradagatta Village

Maradagatta is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 406 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563121
Area (hectares) 228.47 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 406
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maradagatta compares

By the 2011 count Maradagatta is the 90th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 228.47 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Maradagatta

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

Maradagatta lies about 34 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Champion, about 11 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 Maradagatta
Nearest town Robertsonpet 10 km
Nearest railway station Champion 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 21 km
District headquarters Kolar 34 km

Villages closest to Maradagatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradagatta village had a population of 797. That makes it the 90th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Maradagatta village has 406 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradagatta has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Maradagatta is 563121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradagatta covers 228.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maradagatta falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maradagatta is Champion, about 11 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 Maradagatta.

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

Maradagatta is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Robertsonpet is about 10 km away. Champion is about 11 km away. Bangarapet is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakkarasanakuppa (under 2 km), Kasireddigandlahalli (1.7 km) and Kyasamballi (2.5 km).

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

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