Marakalagatta observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Mulbagal mandal is Kashi Visheshwara. No temple of this dedication is on record within Marakalagatta 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, Marakalagatta ranks #180 of 343 villages in Mulbagal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marakalagatta is a village of 447 people in 113 households (Census 2011) in Mulbagal taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 180th-largest of 343 villages in Mulbagal taluk. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 563127, served by Devarayasamudra post office; the LGD village code is 622946. The village votes in Srinivaspur assembly constituency, represented by MLA G.K. Venkatashivareddy. The population is estimated at 508 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Urukuntemittur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marakalagatta · this village | 447 | 60% | — |
| Oorakuntemittur · Mulbagal | 1,597 | 61% | — |
| Minajenahalli · Mulbagal | 628 | 52% | — |
| Pichaguntlahalli · Mulbagal | 557 | 40% | — |
| Bandahalli · Mulbagal | 481 | 58% | — |
| Batlabavanahalli · Mulbagal | 410 | 64% | — |
| Chiyandahalli · Mulbagal | 400 | 63% | — |
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.
Centred on Mulbagal mandal
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