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About Maragadi Village

Maragadi is a mid sized village in Mundgod tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 280 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maragadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maragadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Mundgod
Pincode 581346
Area (hectares) 373.73 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 280
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maragadi compares

By the 2011 count Maragadi is the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. Its 373.73 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Maragadi

Maragadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maragadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Maragadi from other places

Maragadi lies about 57 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 38 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 Maragadi
Nearest town Hāngal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mundgod 14 km
Nearest railway station Kalsur 38 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 57 km

Villages closest to Maragadi

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 Maragadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Maragadi village had a population of 531. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Maragadi village has 280 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maragadi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Maragadi covers 373.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Maragadi is Kalsur, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Maragadi.

Maragadi is about 57 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maragadi is in Mundgod tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Hāngal is about 12 km away. Mundgod is about 14 km away. Kalsur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shinganahalli (2.0 km), Borangudde (2.9 km) and Oralgi (3.0 km).

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

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