About Mugalagere Village

Mugalagere is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,075, made up of 1,064 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugalagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugalagere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577427
Area (hectares)	655.18 hectares
Population	2,075
Male Population	1,064
Female Population	1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mugalagere compares

By the 2011 count Mugalagere is the 24th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 655.18 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mugalagere

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

Mugalagere lies about 49 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, about 30 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 Mugalagere
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	6.4 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kumsi	30 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	49 km

Villages closest to Mugalagere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugalagere village had a population of 2,075. That makes it the 24th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Mugalagere village has 1,064 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugalagere has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Mugalagere is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugalagere covers 655.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugalagere falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mugalagere is Kumsi, about 30 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 Mugalagere.

Mugalagere is about 49 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugalagere is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 6.4 km away. Shikaripura is about 6.4 km away. Kumsi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.