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About Marchahalli Village

Marchahalli is a mid sized village in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 506 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marchahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marchahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Krishnarajanagara
Pincode 571602
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 506
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marchahalli compares

By the 2011 count Marchahalli is the 79th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Marchahalli

Marchahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marchahalli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marchahalli from other places

Marchahalli lies about 26 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, 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 Marchahalli
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 21 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajanagara 26 km
District headquarters Mysore 26 km

Villages closest to Marchahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marchahalli village had a population of 977. That makes it the 79th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Marchahalli village has 506 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marchahalli has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Marchahalli is 571602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marchahalli covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marchahalli falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marchahalli is Sujatapuram, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marchahalli.

Marchahalli is about 26 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marchahalli is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Sujatapuram is about 21 km away. Nanjangūd is about 22 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bylapura (under 2 km), Karpuravalli (under 2 km) and Laxmipura (under 2 km).

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

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