About Margal Village

Margal is a large village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,068 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Tehsil	Bangarapet
Pincode	563114
Area (hectares)	432.62 hectares
Population	2,113
Male Population	1,068
Female Population	1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Margal compares

By the 2011 count Margal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 432.62 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Margal

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

Margal lies about 14 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Bangarpet Junction, about 4.5 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 Margal
Tehsil headquarters	Bangarapet	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bangarpet Junction	4.5 km
District headquarters	Kolar	14 km

Villages closest to Margal

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.

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Common questions about Margal

As per the Census of India 2011, Margal village had a population of 2,113. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Margal village has 1,068 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Margal is 563114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margal covers 432.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Margal falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Margal is Bangarpet Junction, about 4.5 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 Margal.

Margal is about 14 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margal is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Bangarapet is about 3.8 km away. Bangarpet Junction is about 4.5 km away. Kolar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.