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About Lingalapura Village

Lingalapura is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 31 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 106.9 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 31
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lingalapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingalapura is the 227th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 106.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 987.

Getting to Lingalapura

Lingalapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Lingalapura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lingalapura from other places

Lingalapura lies about 35 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Birur Junction, about 2.8 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 Lingalapura
Nearest railway station Birur Junction 2.8 km
Nearest town Birūr 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 4.2 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 35 km

Villages closest to Lingalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingalapura village had a population of 64. That makes it the 227th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Lingalapura village has 31 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingalapura has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Lingalapura is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingalapura covers 106.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingalapura falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingalapura is Birur Junction, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lingalapura.

Lingalapura is about 35 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingalapura is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Birur Junction is about 2.8 km away. Birūr is about 3.3 km away. Kadur is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hireyangala (under 2 km), Gollarahalli (2.8 km) and Chikkangala (2.9 km).

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

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