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About Marurkaval Village

Marurkaval is a small village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 84 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marurkaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marurkaval village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Hunsur
Pincode 571134
Area (hectares) 332.51 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 84
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marurkaval compares

By the 2011 count Marurkaval is the 171st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 332.51 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Marurkaval

Marurkaval is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marurkaval as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Marurkaval from other places

Marurkaval lies about 41 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 14 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 Marurkaval
Tehsil headquarters Hunsur 10 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 10 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Mysore 41 km

Villages closest to Marurkaval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marurkaval village had a population of 158. That makes it the 171st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Marurkaval village has 84 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marurkaval has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Marurkaval is 571134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marurkaval covers 332.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marurkaval falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marurkaval is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Marurkaval.

Marurkaval is about 41 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marurkaval is in Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 10 km away. Hunsūr is about 10 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marur (under 2 km), Hirikyathanahalli (1.5 km) and Chittikyathanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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