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About Bommalapura Village

Bommalapura is a mid sized village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 550 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Siruguppa
Pincode 583121
Area (hectares) 952.61 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 550
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommalapura compares

By the 2011 count Bommalapura is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 952.61 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Bommalapura

Bommalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bommalapura 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 Bommalapura from other places

Bommalapura lies about 64 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Kuppagal, about 20 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 Bommalapura
Tehsil headquarters Siruguppa 18 km
Nearest railway station Kuppagal 20 km
District headquarters Bellary 64 km

Villages closest to Bommalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommalapura village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Bommalapura village has 550 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommalapura has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bommalapura is 583121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommalapura covers 952.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bommalapura falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommalapura is Kuppagal, about 20 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 Bommalapura.

Bommalapura is about 64 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommalapura is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Siruguppa is about 18 km away. Kuppagal is about 20 km away. Bellary is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gubbihal (under 2 km), Mitte Sugur (1.8 km) and Ravihal (1.9 km).

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

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