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About Maruvekere Village

Maruvekere is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 628 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruvekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruvekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572132
Area (hectares) 203.32 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 628
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruvekere compares

By the 2011 count Maruvekere is the 51st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 203.32 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Maruvekere

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

Maruvekere lies about 43 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, about 28 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 Maruvekere
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Viduraswattha 28 km
District headquarters Tumkur 43 km

Villages closest to Maruvekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruvekere village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 51st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Maruvekere village has 628 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruvekere has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Maruvekere is 572132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruvekere covers 203.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maruvekere falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maruvekere is Viduraswattha, about 28 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 Maruvekere.

Maruvekere is about 43 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruvekere is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 6.1 km away. Viduraswattha is about 28 km away. Tumkur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjalagunte (under 2 km), Somapura (under 2 km) and Bandrehalli (under 2 km).

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

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