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About Marenadu Village

Marenadu is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 926 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2391.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marenadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marenadu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572218
Area (hectares) 2391.33 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 926
Female Population 948
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 Marenadu compares

By the 2011 count Marenadu is the 18th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 2391.33 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, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Marenadu

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

Marenadu lies about 62 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banasandra, about 47 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 Marenadu
Nearest town Sīra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 31 km
Nearest railway station Banasandra 47 km
District headquarters Tumkur 62 km

Villages closest to Marenadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marenadu village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 18th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Marenadu village has 926 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marenadu has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Marenadu is 572218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marenadu covers 2391.33 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.

Marenadu falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marenadu is Banasandra, about 47 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 Marenadu.

Marenadu is about 62 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marenadu is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Sīra is about 27 km away. Chiknayakanhalli is about 31 km away. Banasandra is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabbagunte (3.2 km), Dasudi (4.6 km) and Ambarapura (5.2 km).

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

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