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About Muniyur Village

Muniyur is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 712 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1087.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muniyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muniyur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577436
Area (hectares) 1087.83 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 712
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muniyur compares

By the 2011 count Muniyur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 1087.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Muniyur

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

Muniyur lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 18 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 Muniyur
Nearest railway station Arasalu 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 19 km
District headquarters Shimoga 36 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 36 km

Villages closest to Muniyur

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 Muniyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muniyur village had a population of 1,414. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Muniyur village has 712 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muniyur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Muniyur is 577436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muniyur covers 1087.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muniyur falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muniyur is Arasalu, about 18 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 Muniyur.

Muniyur is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muniyur is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 18 km away. Tirthahalli is about 19 km away. Shimoga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesare (1.7 km), Odalamane (2.1 km) and Humchadakatte (2.1 km).

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

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