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About Mugwa Village

Mugwa is a large village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,984, made up of 1,484 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581342, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugwa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581342
Area (hectares) 543.87 hectares
Population 2,984
Male Population 1,484
Female Population 1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mugwa compares

By the 2011 count Mugwa is the 12th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 543.87 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mugwa

Mugwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mugwa as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Mavinkurva, Melin Idgunji, Melin Mannige and Melinamudkani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mugwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugwa village had a population of 2,984. That makes it the 12th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Mugwa village has 1,484 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugwa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mugwa is 581342. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugwa covers 543.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugwa falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Mugwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mugwa.

Mugwa is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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