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About Malgi Village

Malgi is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 950 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 864.26 hectares
Population 1,825
Male Population 950
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malgi compares

By the 2011 count Malgi is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 864.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Malgi

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

How far is Malgi from other places

Malgi lies about 50 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 44 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 Malgi
Nearest town Hāngal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 25 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 44 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 50 km

Villages closest to Malgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgi village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Malgi village has 950 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Malgi is 581346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malgi covers 864.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malgi falls under Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malgi is Haveri, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malgi.

Malgi is about 50 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malgi is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Hāngal is about 13 km away. Mundgod is about 25 km away. Haveri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddapur (under 2 km), Naginkeri (2.0 km) and Haraganalli (2.6 km).

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

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