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About Obalapura Village

Obalapura is a mid sized village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 475 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577537, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Molakalmuru
Pincode 577537
Area (hectares) 726.02 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 475
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Obalapura compares

By the 2011 count Obalapura is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 726.02 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Obalapura

Obalapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Obalapura 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 Obalapura from other places

Obalapura lies about 27 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Mayakonda, about 8.5 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 Obalapura
Nearest railway station Mayakonda 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Molakalmuru 27 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 27 km

Villages closest to Obalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Obalapura village had a population of 930. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Obalapura village has 475 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obalapura has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Obalapura is 577537. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obalapura covers 726.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Obalapura falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Obalapura is Mayakonda, about 8.5 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 Obalapura.

Obalapura is about 27 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obalapura is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Mayakonda is about 8.5 km away. Molakalmuru is about 27 km away. Chitradurga is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thammenahalli (4.5 km), Rampura (5.4 km) and Thimmalapura (7.5 km).

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

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