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- LGD code
- 609790
- Pincode
- 577146
- Post office
- Kalasapura
- Population
- 1,535
- Households
- 377
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1094 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 835
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 33 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 169 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 441 km
- Nearest railway station
- Hosadurga Road · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Hosadurga · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Machenahalli compares
By population, Machenahalli ranks #42 of 229 villages in Chikkamagaluru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.4%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Machenahalli
- 69.4%
- Chikkamagaluru mandal
- 69.1%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,094
+88 vs mandal average
- Machenahalli
- 1,094
- Chikkamagaluru mandal
- 1,006
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Machenahalli
- 4.1
- Chikkamagaluru mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Machenahalli at a glance
Machenahalli is a village of 1,535 people in 377 households (Census 2011) in Chikkamagaluru taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 42nd-largest of 229 villages in Chikkamagaluru taluk. Literacy is 69%, about the same as the taluk average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,094 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Chikkamagaluru district centre, 28 km from Ajjampura, the nearest town, 17 km from Hosadurga Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577146, served by Kalasapura post office; the LGD village code is 609790. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Hosadurga, 4 km away. The village votes in Arsikere assembly constituency, represented by MLA K M Shivalingegowda. The population is estimated at 1,810 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machenahalli · this village | 1,535 | 69% | — |
| Machenahalli · Tarikere | — | — | 0 km N |
| Adavi Sangenahalli · Hosdurga | 516 | 69% | 1.5 km SW |
| Bokikere · Hosdurga | 1,710 | 60% | 2 km N |
| Bokikere · Ajjampura | 641 | 64% | 2 km N |
| Shivanekatte · Hosdurga | 1,174 | 66% | 4.6 km N |
| Belagur · Hosdurga | 6,005 | 69% | 5.6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Machenahalli
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- 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
- CHIKMAGALUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 39
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MACHENAHALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 337.71
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Machenahalli
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Machenahalli
- LGD code
- 609790
- Pincode
- 577146
- Post office
- Kalasapura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,535
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,810
- Households
- 377
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1094
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Coordinates
- 13.76132°N, 76.25729°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hassan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arsikere
- Member of Parliament
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K M Shivalingegowda
- Block / Mandal
- Chikkamagaluru
Getting there
How to reach Machenahalli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru169 kmcapital
- Chennai441 km
- Hyderabad468 km
- Mumbai692 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHosadurga Road17 km
- Bus stopNagenahalli bus stop6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Hosadurga4 km
- ATM / bankKarnataka Bank15 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum32 km
- CollegeDegree College32 km
- Police stationAimangala Police Station48 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Machenahalli
6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577146
- KalasapuraChikkamagaluru mandal3,836 pop
- EswarahalliChikkamagaluru mandal2,999 pop
- S.BidreKadur mandal2,970 pop
- SindigereChikkamagaluru mandal2,385 pop
- BelawadiChikkamagaluru mandal2,286 pop
- Kurubara Boodi HaluChikkamagaluru mandal2,028 pop
- DevagondanahalliChikkamagaluru mandal1,370 pop
- NarasipuraChikkamagaluru mandal913 pop
- BhaktharahalliChikkamagaluru mandal761 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Machenahalli
Looking for a different Machenahalli? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Machenahalli →
- MachenahalliShirhatti · Gadag, Karnataka2,245 pop
- MachenahalliGauribidanur · Chikkaballapura, Karnataka1,180 pop
- MachenahalliMolakalmuru · Chitradurga, Karnataka1,179 pop
- MachenahalliNelamangala · Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka717 pop
- MachenahalliTuruvekere · Tumakuru, Karnataka648 pop
- MachenahalliHosdurga · Chitradurga, Karnataka626 pop
- MachenahalliDodda Ballapur · Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka358 pop
- MachenahalliAlur · Hassan, Karnataka0 pop
Villages near Machenahalli
Other villages in Chikkamagaluru mandal
View all 60+ →- Devadana
- Kalasapura
- Amble
- Aldur
- Machagondanahalli
- Hawalli
- Kuruvangi
- Chikkamagaravalli
- Gavanahalli (Rural
- Byaravalli
- Eswarahalli
- Karthikere
- Marle
- Bindiga
- Aralaguppe
- Nagarahalli
- Sindigere
- Belawadi
- Shiravase
- Bidare
- Mugulavalli
- Aradavalli
- Mylimane
- Hirekolale
- Thogarihankal
- Kurubara Boodi Halu
- Thegur
- Bilekallahalli
- Suguduvani
- Kelagoor
- Lakya
- Allampura
- Vasthare
- Halasabalu
- Hyarambi
- Anoor
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)