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About Nagalapura Village

Nagalapura is a large village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,083 males and 1,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 647 hectares
Population 2,248
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagalapura compares

By the 2011 count Nagalapura is the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 647 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Nagalapura

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

Nagalapura lies about 42 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bellenahalli, about 34 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 Nagalapura
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Bellenahalli 34 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 36 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 42 km

Villages closest to Nagalapura

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 Nagalapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagalapura village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Nagalapura village has 1,083 males and 1,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagalapura has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

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

Nagalapura covers 647 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagalapura falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nagalapura is Bellenahalli, about 34 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 Nagalapura.

Nagalapura 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.

Nagalapura is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 2.0 km away. Bellenahalli is about 34 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Echikere (2.1 km), Mensur (2.5 km) and Varkate (2.8 km).

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

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