About Marthur Village

Marthur is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 637 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marthur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577430
Area (hectares)	564.49 hectares
Population	1,253
Male Population	637
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marthur compares

By the 2011 count Marthur is the 26th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 564.49 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Marthur

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

Marthur lies about 59 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 6.8 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 Marthur
Nearest railway station	Balegundi	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	10 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	10 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	59 km

Villages closest to Marthur

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.

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Common questions about Marthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Marthur village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 26th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Marthur village has 637 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marthur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Marthur is 577430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marthur covers 564.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marthur falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marthur is Balegundi, about 6.8 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 village for Marthur.

Marthur is about 59 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marthur is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Balegundi is about 6.8 km away. Sagar is about 10 km away. Sāgar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.