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About Maruru Village

Maruru is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 170 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 246.8 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 170
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruru compares

By the 2011 count Maruru is the 180th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 246.8 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 986.

Getting to Maruru

Maruru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maruru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maruru from other places

Maruru lies about 70 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 20 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 Maruru
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 20 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 70 km

Villages closest to Maruru

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 Maruru

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruru village had a population of 346. That makes it the 180th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Maruru village has 170 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruru has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Maruru covers 246.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maruru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maruru is Kanale, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Maruru.

Maruru is about 70 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 2.5 km away. Kanale is about 20 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadahalli (under 2 km), Kappagalale (1.7 km) and Chilanuru (2.2 km).

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

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