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About Marappanahalli Village

Marappanahalli is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 156 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marappanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marappanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572224
Area (hectares) 195.47 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 156
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marappanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Marappanahalli is the 158th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 195.47 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Marappanahalli

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

Marappanahalli lies about 64 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banashankari, about 3.5 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 Marappanahalli
Nearest railway station Banashankari 3.5 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 64 km

Villages closest to Marappanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marappanahalli village had a population of 329. That makes it the 158th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Marappanahalli village has 156 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marappanahalli has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Marappanahalli is 572224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marappanahalli covers 195.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marappanahalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marappanahalli is Banashankari, about 3.5 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 Marappanahalli.

Marappanahalli is about 64 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marappanahalli is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Banashankari is about 3.5 km away. Tiptūr is about 6.2 km away. Turuvekere is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddamargonahalli (under 2 km), Ballekatte (7.6 km) and Aladahalli (9.0 km).

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

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