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About Margundi Village

Margundi is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 695 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1419.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 1419.31 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 695
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margundi compares

By the 2011 count Margundi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 1419.31 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Margundi

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

How far is Margundi from other places

Margundi lies about 46 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 42 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 Margundi
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 16 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 42 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 46 km

Villages closest to Margundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margundi village had a population of 1,443. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Margundi village has 695 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margundi has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Margundi is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margundi covers 1419.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Margundi falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Margundi is Kanale, about 42 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 village for Margundi.

Margundi is about 46 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margundi is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 16 km away. Kanale is about 42 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakkalli (1.9 km), Kalkardi (2.6 km) and Bengle (2.8 km).

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

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