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About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a small village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 213 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562122
Area (hectares) 89.83 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 213
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is the 176th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 89.83 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 950.

Getting to Lingapura

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

How far is Lingapura from other places

Lingapura lies about 40 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 17 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 Lingapura
Nearest town Mālūr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 17 km
Nearest railway station Malur 17 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 40 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosakote 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 Lingapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapura village had a population of 392. That makes it the 176th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Lingapura village has 213 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 562122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 89.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lingapura falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Malur, about 17 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 km distance for Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 40 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapura is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Mālūr is about 16 km away. Hosakote is about 17 km away. Malur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hethakki (under 2 km), Agasarahalli (under 2 km) and Bandahalli (under 2 km).

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

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