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About Shivalinga Pura Village

Shivalinga Pura is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 308 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivalinga Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivalinga Pura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 293.86 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 308
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shivalinga Pura compares

By the 2011 count Shivalinga Pura is the 115th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 293.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Shivalinga Pura

Shivalinga Pura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shivalinga Pura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shivalinga Pura from other places

Shivalinga Pura lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 7.0 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 Shivalinga Pura
Nearest railway station Thondebhavi 7.0 km
Nearest town Gauribidanur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 26 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 34 km

Villages closest to Shivalinga Pura

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 Shivalinga Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivalinga Pura village had a population of 609. That makes it the 115th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shivalinga Pura village has 308 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivalinga Pura has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Shivalinga Pura is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivalinga Pura covers 293.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shivalinga Pura is Thondebhavi, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shivalinga Pura.

Shivalinga Pura is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivalinga Pura is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Thondebhavi is about 7.0 km away. Gauribidanur is about 11 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byrapura (under 2 km), Jodi Karapura (under 2 km) and Pura (under 2 km).

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

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