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- LGD code
- 608016
- Pincode
- 577425
- Post office
- Nagara-shimoga
- Population
- 210
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 77
Census 2011 · in context
How Magodu compares
By population, Magodu ranks #151 of 204 villages in Hosanagara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+0.9% vs mandal average
- Magodu
- 72.4%
- Hosanagara mandal
- 71.5%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
Same as the mandal average
- Magodu
- 1,019
- Hosanagara mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Magodu
- 4.6
- Hosanagara mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Magodu at a glance
Magodu is a village of 210 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Hosanagara taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 151st-largest of 204 villages in Hosanagara taluk. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577425, served by Nagara-shimoga post office; the LGD village code is 608016. The village votes in Tirthahalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Araga Jnanendra. The population is estimated at 3,246 in 2026, up 1446% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hosuru(Sampekatte) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magodu · this village | 210 | 72% | — |
| Hosur · Hosanagara | 1,186 | 67% | — |
| Mathikai · Hosanagara | 766 | 63% | — |
| Adagodi · Hosanagara | 649 | 72% | — |
| Kattinahole · Hosanagara | 444 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Magodu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HOSANAGARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 92
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HOSURU(SAMPEKATTE)
- Total area (ha)
- 605.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.65
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Magodu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Magodu
- LGD code
- 608016
- Pincode
- 577425
- Post office
- Nagara-shimoga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 210
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,246
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tirthahalli
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Araga Jnanendra
- Block / Mandal
- Hosanagara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577425
- Mudugoppa (Nagara)Hosanagara mandal2,813 pop
- KhyrugundhaHosanagara mandal1,704 pop
- KarimaneHosanagara mandal1,094 pop
- ByseHosanagara mandal961 pop
- Aramane KoppaHosanagara mandal958 pop
- AnadagadoduruHosanagara mandal880 pop
- HebburliHosanagara mandal714 pop
- RyaveHosanagara mandal700 pop
- BelurHosanagara mandal688 pop
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- Thrinive
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)