About Magadi Village

Magadi is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 169 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577434
Area (hectares)	425.67 hectares
Population	365
Male Population	169
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magadi compares

By the 2011 count Magadi is the 169th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 425.67 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Magadi

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

Magadi lies about 71 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 11 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 Magadi
Nearest railway station	Kanale	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	12 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	15 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	71 km

Villages closest to Magadi

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.

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Common questions about Magadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Magadi village had a population of 365. That makes it the 169th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Magadi village has 169 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magadi has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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

Magadi covers 425.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magadi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magadi is Kanale, about 11 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 Magadi.

Magadi is about 71 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magadi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 11 km away. Sorab is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.