Village · Madhugiri, Tumkur # Maruvekere Maruvekere is a village in Madhugiri sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572132. The 2011 Census counted 1,260 people in 322 households, the 52nd largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,260 people (2011) - 322 households - 76.6% literacy - 572132 PIN code ## Maruvekere PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maruvekere is 572132. Maruvekere falls in Madhugiri sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572132 - Gram panchayat Maruvekere - Community development block Madhugiri - Census village code 610821 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maruvekere from nearby towns? - Madhugiri (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Madhugiri (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maruvekere? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Maruvekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Madhugiri - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Madhugiri - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Madhugiri - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maruvekere known for? The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 71% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maruvekere Of every 100 households in Maruvekere in 2011, 89 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maruvekere · ■ Madhugiri rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 84% - Toilet within the home 26% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 86% - Tap water 100% 57% - Drinking water within premises 26% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 93% - Use banking services 31% 45% - Television 46% 32% - Mobile phone 35% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 33% 30% - Own their home 87% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maruvekere? ■ Maruvekere · ■ Madhugiri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 872 966 - Working population 61.3% 58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 70.7% for women. 69% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 167 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 279 (36%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 267 (35%) · ■ Marginal 57 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Madhugiri - Kondavadi 1,345 people - Girigondanahalli 1,321 people - Thadi 1,297 people - Kittagali 1,269 people - Polenahalli 1,257 people - Pulamachi 1,249 people - Gutte 1,233 people - Yakaralahalli 1,200 people All 322 villages in Madhugiri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruvekere? 572132 - How far is Maruvekere from Tumkur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Maruvekere? 1,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruvekere in? Tumkur district (Madhugiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Maruvekere? 76.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/madhugiri/maruvekere/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.