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About Bommalapura Village

Bommalapura is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,388, made up of 1,688 males and 1,700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571111
Area (hectares) 375.26 hectares
Population 3,388
Male Population 1,688
Female Population 1,700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 375.26 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

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 32 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Mariyalaganavadi, about 32 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 Gundlupet 10 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 10 km
Nearest railway station Mariyalaganavadi 32 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 32 km

Villages closest to Bommalapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gundlupet 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 3,388. That makes it the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Bommalapura village has 1,688 males and 1,700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommalapura has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bommalapura is 571111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommalapura covers 375.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bommalapura falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommalapura is Mariyalaganavadi, about 32 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 32 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommalapura is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 10 km away. Gundlupēt is about 10 km away. Mariyalaganavadi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankahalli (under 2 km), Maidanahalli (1.6 km) and Belavadi (2.2 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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