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About Malligenahalli Village

Malligenahalli is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 425 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malligenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malligenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577243
Area (hectares) 478.4 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 425
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malligenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Malligenahalli is the 80th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 478.4 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Malligenahalli

Malligenahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malligenahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Malligenahalli from other places

Malligenahalli lies about 24 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 19 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 Malligenahalli
Nearest town Channagiri 17 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 24 km

Villages closest to Malligenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malligenahalli village had a population of 846. That makes it the 80th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Malligenahalli village has 425 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malligenahalli has about 991 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Malligenahalli is 577243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malligenahalli covers 478.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malligenahalli falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malligenahalli is Shimoga Bidare, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malligenahalli.

Malligenahalli is about 24 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malligenahalli is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Channagiri is about 17 km away. Shimoga Bidare is about 19 km away. Bhadravati 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 Gudumagatta (under 2 km), Mydolalu (1.7 km) and Kallajjanalu (1.8 km).

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

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