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About Maragalale Village

Maragalale is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 203 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragalale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragalale village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577414
Area (hectares) 398.47 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 203
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maragalale compares

By the 2011 count Maragalale is the 130th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 398.47 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Maragalale

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

Maragalale lies about 44 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 32 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 Maragalale
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 5.5 km
Nearest town Someshwar 31 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 32 km
District headquarters Shimoga 44 km

Villages closest to Maragalale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragalale village had a population of 389. That makes it the 130th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Maragalale village has 203 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragalale has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Maragalale is 577414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maragalale covers 398.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maragalale falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maragalale is Arasalu, about 32 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 Maragalale.

Maragalale is about 44 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragalale is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 5.5 km away. Someshwar is about 31 km away. Arasalu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neraturu (under 2 km), Sarala (under 2 km) and Hire Gadde (1.7 km).

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

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