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About Mallasamudra Village

Mallasamudra is a mid sized village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 867 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallasamudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallasamudra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577529
Area (hectares) 600.34 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 867
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallasamudra compares

By the 2011 count Mallasamudra is the 71st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 600.34 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mallasamudra

Mallasamudra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mallasamudra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mallasamudra from other places

Mallasamudra lies about 54 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, about 11 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 Mallasamudra
Nearest railway station Bommagundanakere 11 km
Nearest town Rāyadrug 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 29 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 54 km

Villages closest to Mallasamudra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallasamudra village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 71st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Mallasamudra village has 867 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallasamudra has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mallasamudra is 577529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallasamudra covers 600.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallasamudra falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mallasamudra is Bommagundanakere, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Mallasamudra.

Mallasamudra is about 54 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallasamudra is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Bommagundanakere is about 11 km away. Rāyadrug is about 18 km away. Challakere is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowrasamudra Kaval (2.2 km), Bandethimmalapura (2.5 km) and Gowrasamudra (3.1 km).

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

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