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- LGD code
- 608887
- Pincode
- 574122
- Post office
- Bajegoli
- Population
- 5,998
- Households
- 1,338
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1054 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,309
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 271 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 559 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nandikoor · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Medical Store · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mala compares
By population, Mala ranks #6 of 37 villages in Karkal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.8%
−4.6% vs mandal average
- Mala
- 73.8%
- Karkal mandal
- 78.4%
- Udupi district
- 78.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,054
−49 vs mandal average
- Mala
- 1,054
- Karkal mandal
- 1,103
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Mala
- 4.5
- Karkal mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mala at a glance
Mala is a village of 5,998 people in 1,338 households (Census 2011) in Karkal taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, the 6th-largest of 37 villages in Karkal taluk. Literacy is 74%, 5 points below the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,054 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Udupi district centre, 20 km from Nitte, the nearest town, 35 km from Nandikoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 574122, served by Bajegoli post office; the LGD village code is 608887. The nearest hospital or health centre is Medical Store, 6 km away. The village votes in Kapu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty. The population is estimated at 7,072 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KARKAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MALA
- Total area (ha)
- 4,700.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 320.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 2,456.77
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mala
- LGD code
- 608887
- Pincode
- 574122
- Post office
- Bajegoli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,998
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,072
- Households
- 1,338
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1054
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Coordinates
- 13.23870°N, 75.11021°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kapu
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gurme Suresh Shetty
- Block / Mandal
- Karkal
Getting there
How to reach Mala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru271 kmcapital
- Chennai559 km
- Hyderabad586 km
- Mumbai691 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNandikoor35 km
- Bus stopHosmar11 km
- Hospital / PHCMedical Store6 km
- ATM / bankKarnataka Bank ATM6 km
- Petrol pumpMahaveera Fuel Station7 km
- CollegeNRAM Polytechnic20 km
- Police stationPolice Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mala
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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View all 38+ →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, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)