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About Lingapur Village

Lingapur is a mid sized village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 502 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 511.78 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 502
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapur compares

By the 2011 count Lingapur is the 45th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 511.78 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Lingapur

Lingapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lingapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lingapur from other places

Lingapur lies about 12 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Guledgudda Road, about 1.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lingapur
Nearest railway station Guledgudda Road 1.9 km
Nearest town Guledagudda 9.0 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 32 km

Villages closest to Lingapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilgi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lingapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapur village had a population of 974. That makes it the 45th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Lingapur village has 502 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Lingapur is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapur covers 511.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapur falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapur is Guledgudda Road, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lingapur.

Lingapur is about 12 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapur is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Guledgudda Road is about 1.9 km away. Guledagudda is about 9.0 km away. Bagalkot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelligutti (19 km), Yadahalli (19 km) and Anagawadi (21 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lingapur today is likely to be higher.

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