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About Malagikurli Village

Malagikurli is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 45 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malagikurli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malagikurli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 167.35 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 45
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malagikurli compares

By the 2011 count Malagikurli is the 247th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 167.35 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Malagikurli

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

Malagikurli lies about 74 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 28 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 Malagikurli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 28 km
Nearest town Sāgar 31 km
District headquarters Shimoga 74 km

Villages closest to Malagikurli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malagikurli village had a population of 84. That makes it the 247th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Malagikurli village has 45 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malagikurli has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Malagikurli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malagikurli covers 167.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malagikurli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malagikurli is Kanale, about 28 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 Malagikurli.

Malagikurli is about 74 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malagikurli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 5.7 km away. Kanale is about 28 km away. Sāgar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malekoppa (under 2 km), Oturu (1.5 km) and Thotlagondanakoppa (1.6 km).

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

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