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About Mugalur Village

Mugalur is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 711 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1141.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572221
Area (hectares) 1141.21 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 711
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mugalur compares

By the 2011 count Mugalur is the 18th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1141.21 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Mugalur

Mugalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mugalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mugalur from other places

Mugalur lies about 42 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 15 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 Mugalur
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 12 km
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 15 km
Nearest town Kunigal 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 42 km

Villages closest to Mugalur

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 Mugalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugalur village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 18th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Mugalur village has 711 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugalur has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Mugalur is 572221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugalur covers 1141.21 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.

Mugalur falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mugalur is Sampige Road, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Mugalur.

Mugalur is about 42 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugalur is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 12 km away. Sampige Road is about 15 km away. Kunigal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadavanaghatta (1.5 km), Honakere (2.4 km) and Byalahalli (3.4 km).

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

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