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About Marasandra Village

Marasandra is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 277 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 235.49 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 277
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marasandra compares

By the 2011 count Marasandra is the 135th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 235.49 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 966.

Getting to Marasandra

Marasandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marasandra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marasandra from other places

Marasandra lies about 33 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 4.7 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 Marasandra
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 7.4 km
Nearest town Mālūr 7.4 km
District headquarters Kolar 33 km

Villages closest to Marasandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marasandra village had a population of 541. That makes it the 135th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Marasandra village has 277 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marasandra has about 953 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Marasandra is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marasandra covers 235.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marasandra falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marasandra is Devangonthi, about 4.7 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 km distance for Marasandra.

Marasandra is about 33 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marasandra is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Devangonthi is about 4.7 km away. Malur is about 7.4 km away. Mālūr is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marasandra Plantation (under 2 km), Dommalur (under 2 km) and Madanahatti (2.1 km).

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

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