About Muguru Village

Muguru is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 611 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muguru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muguru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577413
Area (hectares)	512.45 hectares
Population	1,210
Male Population	611
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Muguru compares

By the 2011 count Muguru is the 37th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 512.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Muguru

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

Muguru lies about 89 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 38 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 Muguru
Nearest town	Hāngal	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	24 km
Nearest railway station	Haveri	38 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	89 km

Villages closest to Muguru

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 Muguru

As per the Census of India 2011, Muguru village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 37th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Muguru village has 611 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muguru has about 980 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 Muguru is 577413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muguru covers 512.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muguru falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muguru is Haveri, about 38 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 Muguru.

Muguru is about 89 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muguru is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 18 km away. Sorab is about 24 km away. Haveri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.