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About Malanduru Village

Malanduru is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,431, made up of 1,277 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 946.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malanduru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malanduru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 946.5 hectares
Population 2,431
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malanduru compares

By the 2011 count Malanduru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 946.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1029.

Getting to Malanduru

Malanduru 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 Malanduru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malanduru from other places

Malanduru lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 2.2 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 Malanduru
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 23 km
Nearest town Sāgar 23 km
District headquarters Shimoga 41 km

Villages closest to Malanduru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malanduru village had a population of 2,431. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Malanduru village has 1,277 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malanduru has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Malanduru is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malanduru covers 946.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malanduru falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malanduru is Anandapuram, about 2.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malanduru.

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

Malanduru is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 2.2 km away. Sagar is about 23 km away. Sāgar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapuram (1.8 km), Achapura (1.8 km) and Kannur Sarkari (2.4 km).

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

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