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About Mallapura 72 Village

Mallapura 72 is a large village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,267 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1707.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallapura 72 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallapura 72 village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583123
Area (hectares) 1707.66 hectares
Population 2,456
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallapura 72 compares

By the 2011 count Mallapura 72 is the 26th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 1707.66 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Mallapura 72

Mallapura 72 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mallapura 72 as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mallapura 72 from other places

Mallapura 72 lies about 56 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Yeshwanthnagar, about 9.1 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 Mallapura 72
Nearest railway station Yeshwanthnagar 9.1 km
Nearest town Kūdligi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 15 km
District headquarters Bellary 56 km

Villages closest to Mallapura 72

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandur 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 Mallapura 72

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallapura 72 village had a population of 2,456. That makes it the 26th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Mallapura 72 village has 1,267 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallapura 72 has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Mallapura 72 is 583123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallapura 72 covers 1707.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mallapura 72 falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mallapura 72 is Yeshwanthnagar, about 9.1 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 village for Mallapura 72.

Mallapura 72 is about 56 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallapura 72 is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Yeshwanthnagar is about 9.1 km away. Kūdligi is about 14 km away. Sandur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are 55 Mallapura (under 2 km), Nidugurthi (1.7 km) and Hulikunta 73 (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mallapura 72 today is likely to be higher.

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