About Malapur Village

Malapur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 563 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Sandur
Pincode	583124
Area (hectares)	960.71 hectares
Population	1,155
Male Population	563
Female Population	592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malapur compares

By the 2011 count Malapur is the 54th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 960.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Malapur

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

How far is Malapur from other places

Malapur lies about 54 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 6.2 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 Malapur
Nearest railway station	Chikkabenakal	6.2 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sandur	35 km
District headquarters	Bellary	54 km

Villages closest to Malapur

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.

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Common questions about Malapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malapur village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 54th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Malapur village has 563 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malapur has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Malapur is 583124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malapur covers 960.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malapur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malapur is Chikkabenakal, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance for Malapur.

Malapur is about 54 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malapur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Chikkabenakal is about 6.2 km away. Gangavati is about 6.3 km away. Sandur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.