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About Mutaguppe Village

Mutaguppe is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 496 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mutaguppe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mutaguppe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577434
Area (hectares) 537.13 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 496
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mutaguppe compares

By the 2011 count Mutaguppe is the 50th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 537.13 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Mutaguppe

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

Mutaguppe lies about 73 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 13 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 Mutaguppe
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 13 km
Nearest town Sāgar 18 km
District headquarters Shimoga 73 km

Villages closest to Mutaguppe

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 Mutaguppe

As per the Census of India 2011, Mutaguppe village had a population of 990. That makes it the 50th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Mutaguppe village has 496 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mutaguppe has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Mutaguppe is 577434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mutaguppe covers 537.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mutaguppe falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mutaguppe is Kanale, about 13 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 Mutaguppe.

Mutaguppe is about 73 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mutaguppe is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 9.8 km away. Kanale is about 13 km away. Sāgar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haralige (under 2 km), Nadavadadodderi (2.2 km) and Brahmanavadadodderi (2.3 km).

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

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