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- LGD code
- 609923
- Pincode
- 577122
- Post office
- Javali
- Population
- 525
- Households
- 136
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1059 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 295
Census 2011 · in context
How Markal compares
By population, Markal ranks #55 of 127 villages in Mudigere mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.6%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Markal
- 71.6%
- Mudigere mandal
- 68.3%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,059
+15 vs mandal average
- Markal
- 1,059
- Mudigere mandal
- 1,044
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Markal
- 3.9
- Mudigere mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Markal at a glance
Markal is a village of 525 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 55th-largest of 127 villages in Mudigere taluk. Literacy is 72%, 3 points above the taluk average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,059 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577122, served by Javali post office; the LGD village code is 609923. The village votes in Chikmagalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. D. Thammaiah. The population is estimated at 619 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Markal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUDIGERE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 69
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NIDUVALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 370.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 39.29
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Markal
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Key facts — Markal
- LGD code
- 609923
- Pincode
- 577122
- Post office
- Javali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 525
- Population (projected 2026)
- 619
- Households
- 136
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1059
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chikmagalur
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. D. Thammaiah
- Block / Mandal
- Mudigere
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- G.Agrahara
- Kundur
- B.Hosahalli
- Balur
- Jogannanakere
- Phalguni
- Javali
- Bidarahalli
- Mudigere (Rural)
- Halekote
- Niduvale
- Kammaragodu
- G.Hosahalli
- Kunnahalli
- Kannapura
- Chinniga
- Angadi
- Taruve
- Makonahalli
- Baggasagodu
- Devarunda
- Bettagere
- Udase
- Halike
- Kolur
- Koradathalgur
- Kadidal
- Urubage
- Hadivoni
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)