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About Marahalli Village

Marahalli is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 219 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577226
Area (hectares) 443.3 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 219
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marahalli compares

By the 2011 count Marahalli is the 113th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 443.3 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Marahalli

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

Marahalli lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 25 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 Marahalli
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 12 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 25 km
Nearest town Someshwar 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 41 km

Villages closest to Marahalli

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 Marahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Marahalli village had a population of 431. That makes it the 113th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Marahalli village has 219 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marahalli has about 968 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 Marahalli is 577226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marahalli covers 443.3 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.

Marahalli falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marahalli is Arasalu, about 25 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 Marahalli.

Marahalli is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marahalli is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 12 km away. Arasalu is about 25 km away. Someshwar 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 Hosakere (under 2 km), Karadiga (under 2 km) and Jagatagaru (1.5 km).

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

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