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Ex-soldier, daughter killed during property dispute in Karnataka
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- LGD code
- 600425
- Pincode
- 584122
- Post office
- Lingasugur
- Population
- 1,055
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 54.3%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 569
Census 2011 · in context
How Margatnal compares
By population, Margatnal ranks #79 of 140 villages in Lingsugur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.3%
+8.2% vs mandal average
- Margatnal
- 54.3%
- Lingsugur mandal
- 46.1%
- Raichur district
- 50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
−17 vs mandal average
- Margatnal
- 968
- Lingsugur mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Margatnal
- 6.0
- Lingsugur mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Margatnal at a glance
Margatnal is a village of 1,055 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Lingsugur taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, the 79th-largest of 140 villages in Lingsugur taluk. Literacy is 54%, 8 points above the taluk average of 46% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 584122, served by Lingasugur post office; the LGD village code is 600425. The village votes in Maski assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basan Gouda Turvihal. The population is estimated at 1,198 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Neeranakera →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margatnal · this village | 1,055 | 54% | — |
| Neeralkera · Lingsugur | 2,082 | 56% | — |
| Adavibhavi · Lingsugur | 1,351 | 53% | — |
| Chitranhal · Lingsugur | 881 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Margatnal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LINGSUGUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ANAHOSUR
- Total area (ha)
- 387.17
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 38.51
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Margatnal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Margatnal
- LGD code
- 600425
- Pincode
- 584122
- Post office
- Lingasugur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,055
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,198
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 54.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koppal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Maski
- Member of Parliament
- K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basan Gouda Turvihal
- Block / Mandal
- Lingsugur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 584122
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Margatnal
Other villages in Lingsugur mandal
View all 60+ →- Gurgunta
- Anwari
- Kotha
- Anahosur
- Goudur
- Nagarhal
- Devar-Bhupur
- Yarjanti
- Eachanhal
- Yalaghatta
- Gonwatla
- Halbhavi
- Phoolabhavi
- Honnahalli
- Gorebal
- Amdihal
- Nilogal
- Aidbhavi
- Sarjapur
- Medinapur
- Roudala Banda
- Gudadanhal
- Mavinbhavi
- Hunkunti
- Guntagola
- Kannapur Hatti
- Bannigol
- Mudgal(Rural)
- Nagalapur
- Ashihal
- Gejjelagatta
- Chittapur
- Neeralkera
- Bandebhavi
- Chattar
- Khairwadgi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)