Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga
# Marahalli

Marahalli is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577226. The 2011 Census counted 431 people in 118 households, the 116th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 431 people (2011)
- 118 households
- 76.8% literacy
- 577226 PIN code

## Marahalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marahalli is 577226. Marahalli falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 577226
- Gram panchayat Bhandya-Kukke
- Community development block Tirthahalli
- Census village code 608140

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Marahalli from nearby towns?
- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Marahalli?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Marahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Malur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 11 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marahalli known for?

The main crops are arecanut. About 29% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Marahalli

Of every 100 households in Marahalli in 2011, 80 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Marahalli · ■ Tirthahalli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 89%
- Toilet within the home 51% 71%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 29%
- Tap water 29% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 34% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 19%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 79%
- Use banking services 56% 81%
- Television 57% 56%
- Mobile phone 81% 59%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 32% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 14% 6%
- None of these assets 8% 10%
- Own their home 96% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Marahalli?

■ Marahalli · ■ Tirthahalli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.8% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 1030
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 944
- Working population 58.2% 51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 69% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 126 (50%) · ■ Other work 11 (4%) · ■ Marginal 39 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tirthahalli
- Kukke 444 people
- Huruli 438 people
- Alur 437 people
- Hegalathi 431 people
- Biluvehariharapura 430 people
- Kunda 426 people
- Huttalli 422 people
- Shirupathi 422 people

All 247 villages in Tirthahalli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marahalli? 577226
- How far is Marahalli from Shimoga? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Marahalli? 431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marahalli in? Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Marahalli? 76.8% (Census 2011)

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