About Marukeri Village

Marukeri is a mid sized village in Bhatkal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 564 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marukeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marukeri village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Bhatkal
Pincode	581320
Area (hectares)	762.71 hectares
Population	1,121
Male Population	564
Female Population	557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marukeri compares

By the 2011 count Marukeri is the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 762.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Marukeri

Marukeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marukeri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marukeri from other places

Marukeri lies about 72 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bhatkal, about 6.9 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 Marukeri
Nearest railway station	Bhatkal	6.9 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	72 km

Villages closest to Marukeri

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

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Common questions about Marukeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Marukeri village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Marukeri village has 564 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marukeri has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Marukeri is 581320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marukeri covers 762.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marukeri falls under Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Marukeri is Bhatkal, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marukeri.

Marukeri is about 72 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marukeri is in Bhatkal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Bhatkal is about 6.9 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.