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About Iyalapura Village

Iyalapura is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 302 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iyalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iyalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577511
Area (hectares) 280.35 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 302
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iyalapura compares

By the 2011 count Iyalapura is the 121st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 280.35 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Iyalapura

Iyalapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Iyalapura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Iyalapura from other places

Iyalapura lies about 72 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 Iyalapura
Nearest town Kadūr 17 km
Nearest railway station Kadur Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 24 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 72 km

Villages closest to Iyalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iyalapura village had a population of 613. That makes it the 121st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Iyalapura village has 302 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iyalapura has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Iyalapura is 577511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iyalapura covers 280.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Iyalapura falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Iyalapura is Kadur Junction, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Iyalapura.

Iyalapura is about 72 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iyalapura is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Kadūr is about 17 km away. Kadur Junction is about 17 km away. Hosdurga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banapura (under 2 km), Chikkakarpuradakatte (under 2 km) and Doddakarpuradakatte (under 2 km).

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

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