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About Mrugavadhe Village

Mrugavadhe is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 373 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 978.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mrugavadhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mrugavadhe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577415
Area (hectares) 978.08 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 373
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mrugavadhe compares

By the 2011 count Mrugavadhe is the 51st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 978.08 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mrugavadhe

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

Mrugavadhe lies about 37 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, 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 Mrugavadhe
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 16 km
District headquarters Shimoga 37 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 37 km
Nearest railway station Shivamogga - SME 38 km

Villages closest to Mrugavadhe

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 Mrugavadhe

As per the Census of India 2011, Mrugavadhe village had a population of 755. That makes it the 51st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Mrugavadhe village has 373 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mrugavadhe has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mrugavadhe is 577415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mrugavadhe covers 978.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mrugavadhe falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mrugavadhe is Shivamogga - SME, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mrugavadhe.

Mrugavadhe is about 37 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mrugavadhe is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 16 km away. Shimoga is about 37 km away. Shivamogga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikoppa (under 2 km), Mallapura (under 2 km) and Hasandur (1.7 km).

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

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