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About Kangalapura Village

Kangalapura is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 137 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561204
Area (hectares) 90.31 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 137
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangalapura compares

By the 2011 count Kangalapura is the 206th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 90.31 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kangalapura

Kangalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangalapura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kangalapura from other places

Kangalapura lies about 23 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Doddabele, about 14 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 Kangalapura
Nearest railway station Doddabele 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 16 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 16 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 23 km

Villages closest to Kangalapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Kangalapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangalapura village had a population of 255. That makes it the 206th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Kangalapura village has 137 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangalapura has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kangalapura is 561204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangalapura covers 90.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangalapura falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kangalapura is Doddabele, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kangalapura.

Kangalapura is about 23 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangalapura is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Doddabele is about 14 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 16 km away. Doddaballapura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konenahalli (under 2 km), Chikkakalenahalli (1.6 km) and Thambenahalli (1.7 km).

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

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