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About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a mid sized village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 436 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 530.76 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 436
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 530.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Lingapura

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

How far is Lingapura from other places

Lingapura lies about 42 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bellenahalli, about 30 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 Lingapura
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Bellenahalli 30 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 32 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 42 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapura village had a population of 901. That makes it the 21st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Lingapura village has 436 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 530.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapura falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Bellenahalli, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 42 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapura is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 1.8 km away. Bellenahalli is about 30 km away. Bhadrāvati 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 Handur (2.9 km), Haledanivasa (3.0 km) and Soosalavani (3.1 km).

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

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