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About Malkapura Village

Malkapura is a small village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 236 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 242.48 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 236
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malkapura compares

By the 2011 count Malkapura is the 131st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 242.48 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Malkapura

The census records public bus service for Malkapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Malkapura from other places

Malkapura lies about 32 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 3.0 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 Malkapura
Nearest railway station Holalkere 3.0 km
Nearest town Channagiri 25 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 32 km

Villages closest to Malkapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkapura village had a population of 451. That makes it the 131st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Malkapura village has 236 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkapura has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Malkapura is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkapura covers 242.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkapura falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malkapura is Holalkere, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malkapura.

Malkapura is about 32 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkapura is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 3.0 km away. Channagiri is about 25 km away. Chitradurga 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 Punajur (under 2 km), Arehalli (2.7 km) and Arehalli Kaval (2.7 km).

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

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