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About Machalagatta Village

Machalagatta is a small village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 98 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machalagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machalagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Nagamangala
Pincode 571434
Area (hectares) 196.72 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 98
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machalagatta compares

By the 2011 count Machalagatta is the 251st largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 196.72 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Machalagatta

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

Machalagatta lies about 28 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Byadarahalli, about 21 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 Machalagatta
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 16 km
Nearest town French Rocks 21 km
Nearest railway station Byadarahalli 21 km
District headquarters Mandya 28 km

Villages closest to Machalagatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machalagatta village had a population of 191. That makes it the 251st largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Machalagatta village has 98 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machalagatta has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Machalagatta is 571434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machalagatta covers 196.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machalagatta falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machalagatta is Byadarahalli, about 21 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 Machalagatta.

Machalagatta is about 28 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machalagatta is in Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Nagamangala is about 16 km away. French Rocks is about 21 km away. Byadarahalli 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 Gudehosahalli (under 2 km), Karadya (1.8 km) and Gotakahalli (2.2 km).

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

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