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Magod

Honavar mandal
Pincode 581423
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Festival

Mysuru Dasara

Magod observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.

11 Oct

Temples near Magod

  • Virabhadra temple · 0.1 km
  • Varhamanaswamy temple · 0.1 km
  • Chaturmukha Basadi, Gerusoppa · 0.3 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Honavar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Honavar mandal is Ganesha temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Magod itself.

Mysuru Dasara in Karnataka

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
603767
Pincode
581423
Post office
Melin Idgunji
Population
1,918
Households
400
Literacy rate
69.9%
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000♂
Workers
930
Distance to district centre
61 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bengaluru
346 km
Distance to Hyderabad
539 km
Nearest railway station
Manki · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Magod compares

By population, Magod ranks #24 of 93 villages in Honavar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.9%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Magod69.9%
Honavar mandal75.1%
Uttara Kannada district75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
−44 vs mandal average
Magod953
Honavar mandal997
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
Magod4.8
Honavar mandal4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Magod at a glance

Magod is a village of 1,918 people in 400 households (Census 2011) in Honavar taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 24th-largest of 93 villages in Honavar taluk. Literacy is 70%, 5 points below the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 61 km from the Uttara Kannada district centre, 21 km from Manki, the nearest town, 19 km from Manki railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 581423, served by Melin Idgunji post office; the LGD village code is 603767. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Bhatkal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mankal Vaidya. The population is estimated at 2,261 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Magod · this village1,91870%—
Begodi · Honavar3842%0 km N
Berolli · Honavar55278%0 km N
Saralagi · Honavar1,46674%3.6 km NW
Mahime · Honavar2,68566%6.8 km NW
Upponi · Honavar1,76373%6.9 km W
Herangadi · Honavar3,55273%8.7 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Magod

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Primary school
4
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
No
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HONAVAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
134
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
31
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KODANI
Total area (ha)
2,994.25
Irrigated area (ha)
41.77
Forest area (ha)
2,741.26

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Magod

LGD code
603767
Pincode
581423
Post office
Melin Idgunji
Population (Census 2011)
1,918
Population (projected 2026)
2,261
Households
400
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
953
Literacy rate
69.9%
Coordinates
14.22823°N, 74.66245°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Uttara Kannada
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhatkal
Member of Parliament
Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mankal Vaidya
Block / Mandal
Honavar
Getting there

How to reach Magod

Mandal centre
Honavar · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Uttara Kannada · ≈ 61 km
≈ 2 h 5 min by car · 2 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 19,064 people
Manki · ≈ 21 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bengaluru346 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad539 km
  • Mumbai572 km
  • Chennai619 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationManki19 km
  • Bus stopTharimane/Godlamane12 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank2 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil25 km
  • CollegeSDM College23 km
  • Police stationPolice Station24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Magod

3 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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