# Marasandra Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Marasandra

Marasandra is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572214**. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 109 households**, the 148th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 398people (2011)
- 109households
- 81.2%literacy
- 572214PIN code

## Marasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marasandra is 572214.** Marasandra falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572214
- Gram panchayatHonnebagi
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610202

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Marasandra from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)71 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Marasandra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chikanayakahalli
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · =R13022
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marasandra known for?

The main crops are **ragi and horsegram**. About 58% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Marasandra

Of every 100 households in Marasandra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Marasandra · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****95%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****65%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Marasandra?

■ Marasandra · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**995

Working population ****47.2%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (14%) · **■** Marginal 58 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chiknayakanhalli

- Lakmagondanahalli410 people
- Thigalanahalli405 people
- Gowdanahalli403 people
- Halumalledevara Kaval399 people
- Somalapura398 people
- Kantalagere397 people
- Madanamadu397 people
- Bydarahalli393 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marasandra?572214
- How far is Marasandra from Tumkur?71 km by road
- What is the population of Marasandra?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marasandra in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Marasandra?81.2% (Census 2011)