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- LGD code
- 625236
- Pincode
- 561203
- Post office
- Dodballapura
- Population
- 908
- Households
- 236
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 417
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 49 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 19 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 277 km
- Nearest railway station
- Channasandra · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Budigere · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Marasandra compares
By population, Marasandra ranks #71 of 296 villages in Dodda Ballapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−1.3% vs mandal average
Marasandra65.2%
Dodda Ballapur mandal66.5%
Bengaluru Rural district69.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−24 vs mandal average
Marasandra936
Dodda Ballapur mandal960
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
Marasandra3.8
Dodda Ballapur mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marasandra at a glance
Marasandra is a village of 908 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Dodda Ballapur taluk, Bengaluru Rural district, Karnataka, the 71st-largest of 296 villages in Dodda Ballapur taluk. Literacy is 65%, 1 points below the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Bengaluru Rural district centre, 19 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, 11 km from Channasandra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 561203, served by Dodballapura post office; the LGD village code is 625236. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Budigere, 5 km away. The village votes in Doddaballapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dheeraj Muniraj. The population is estimated at 1,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marasandra · this village | 908 | 65% | — |
| Marasandra · Malur | 541 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Marasandra · Harohalli | 712 | 52% | 0 km N |
| Marasandra · Turuvekere | 773 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Marasandra · Chiknayakanhalli | 398 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Marasandra · Yelahanka | 965 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Marasandra · Magadi | 420 | 52% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marasandra
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- 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
- NELAMANGALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KANASAVADI
- Total area (ha)
- 204.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Marasandra
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Key facts — Marasandra
- LGD code
- 625236
- Pincode
- 561203
- Post office
- Dodballapura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 908
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,071
- Households
- 236
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Coordinates
- 13.10336°N, 77.71157°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chikkballapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Doddaballapur
- Member of Parliament
- K. Sudhakar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dheeraj Muniraj
- Block / Mandal
- Dodda Ballapur
Getting there
How to reach Marasandra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru19 kmcapital
- Chennai277 km
- Hyderabad483 km
- Mumbai841 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChannasandra11 km
- Bus stopMarasandra Circle<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Budigere5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeVijaya Vittala Institute of Technology6 km
- Police stationHennur Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Marasandra
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sri Anjaneya Swamy Devasthana - Hanuman Temple in BangaloreTemple5.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 561203
- PalanjogihalliDodda Ballapur mandal5,783 pop
- RajaghattaDodda Ballapur mandal2,562 pop
- TubagereDodda Ballapur mandal2,485 pop
- KurubarahalliDodda Ballapur mandal2,397 pop
- AralamalligeDodda Ballapur mandal2,264 pop
- GundumgereDodda Ballapur mandal2,076 pop
- KodihalliDodda Ballapur mandal1,924 pop
- HanabeDodda Ballapur mandal1,914 pop
- KarenahalliDodda Ballapur mandal1,906 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Marasandra
Looking for a different Marasandra? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Marasandra →
- MarasandraYelahanka · Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka965 pop
- MarasandraTuruvekere · Tumakuru, Karnataka773 pop
- MarasandraHarohalli · Ramanagara, Karnataka712 pop
- MarasandraMalur · Kolar, Karnataka541 pop
- MarasandraMagadi · Ramanagara, Karnataka420 pop
- MarasandraChiknayakanhalli · Tumakuru, Karnataka398 pop
- MarasandraBengaluru South · Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
Villages near Marasandra
Other villages in Dodda Ballapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Palanjogihalli
- Konaghatta
- Aroodi
- Doddabelavangala
- Varadanahalli
- Rajaghatta
- Shivapura
- Tubagere
- Kurubarahalli
- Aralamallige
- Banavathi
- Thippapura
- Gundumgere
- Yellupura
- Hulikunte
- Chikkahejjaji
- Kodihalli
- Hanabe
- Karenahalli
- Arehalli Guddadahalli
- Thippur
- Melekote
- Kanasavadi
- Hosahalli
- Kodigehalli
- Linganahalli
- Kantanakunte
- Hadonahalli
- Ujjani
- Veerapura
- Karnala
- Kanchiganala
- Dodda Tumkur
- Kadathippur
- Beedikere
- Thirumagondanahalli
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)