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About Maradavalli Village

Maradavalli is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 243 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradavalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 394.77 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 243
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maradavalli compares

By the 2011 count Maradavalli is the 100th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 394.77 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Maradavalli

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

Maradavalli lies about 69 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 3.7 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 Maradavalli
Nearest railway station Kanale 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 5.9 km
Nearest town Sāgar 5.9 km
District headquarters Shimoga 69 km

Villages closest to Maradavalli

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 Maradavalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradavalli village had a population of 503. That makes it the 100th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Maradavalli village has 243 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradavalli has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Maradavalli is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradavalli covers 394.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maradavalli falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maradavalli is Kanale, about 3.7 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 Maradavalli.

Maradavalli is about 69 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradavalli is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 3.7 km away. Sagar is about 5.9 km away. Sāgar is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baradavalli (under 2 km), Hosakoppa (1.6 km) and Shiravanthe (2.6 km).

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

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