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About Maghegar Village

Maghegar is a small village in Siddapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 76 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghegar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghegar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Siddapur
Pincode 581355
Area (hectares) 331.75 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 76
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghegar compares

By the 2011 count Maghegar is the 142nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 331.75 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1010.

Getting to Maghegar

Maghegar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maghegar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maghegar from other places

Maghegar lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 17 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 Maghegar
Tehsil headquarters Siddapur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 17 km
Nearest town Sāgar 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 47 km

Villages closest to Maghegar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghegar village had a population of 144. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Maghegar village has 76 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghegar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Maghegar is 581355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghegar covers 331.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maghegar falls under Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maghegar is Talaguppa, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maghegar.

Maghegar is about 47 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghegar is in Siddapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Siddapur is about 4.0 km away. Talaguppa is about 17 km away. Sāgar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heggadde (under 2 km), Avarguppa (2.1 km) and Bhankuli (2.1 km).

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

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