How deficient rainfall is affecting ragi farmers in Karnataka’s Mandya
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Pandithahalli observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Malavalli mandal is Sri Ugranarasimha Swami Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pandithahalli itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Pandithahalli ranks #43 of 187 villages in Malavalli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pandithahalli is a village of 1,799 people in 438 households (Census 2011) in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, Karnataka, the 43rd-largest of 187 villages in Malavalli taluk. Literacy is 56%, 2 points below the taluk average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,073 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 571430, served by Malavalli post office; the LGD village code is 614799. The village votes in Maddur assembly constituency, represented by MLA K. M. Udaya. The population is estimated at 2,043 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pandithahalli →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pandithahalli · this village | 1,799 | 56% | — |
| Bachanahalli · Malavalli | 1,136 | 65% | — |
| Dasanadoddi · Malavalli | 977 | 56% | — |
| Manchanahalli · Malavalli | 869 | 51% | — |
| Hebbani · Malavalli | 526 | 60% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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