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About Magod Village

Magod is a mid sized village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 264 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2222.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magod village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 2222.65 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 264
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Magod compares

By the 2011 count Magod is the 29th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 2222.65 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Magod

Magod is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Magod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magod from other places

Magod lies about 30 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 46 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 Magod
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 10 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 10 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 30 km
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 46 km

Villages closest to Magod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magod village had a population of 505. That makes it the 29th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Magod village has 264 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magod has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Magod is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magod covers 2222.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magod falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Magod is Ambewadi, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Magod is about 30 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magod is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 10 km away. Yellāpur is about 10 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heggumbale (1.6 km), Chandguli (3.4 km) and Sulagar (4.1 km).

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

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