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About Mallapura Village

Mallapura is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 964 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577218
Area (hectares) 577.04 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 964
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mallapura compares

By the 2011 count Mallapura is the 38th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 577.04 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Mallapura

Mallapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mallapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mallapura from other places

Mallapura lies about 52 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 3.9 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 Mallapura
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 18 km
District headquarters Davanagere 52 km

Villages closest to Mallapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallapura village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 38th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Mallapura village has 964 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallapura has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Mallapura is 577218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallapura covers 577.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallapura falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mallapura is Nulenuru, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mallapura.

Mallapura is about 52 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallapura is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Nulenuru is about 3.9 km away. Channagiri is about 18 km away. Davanagere is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basavapura (2.1 km), Rangapura (4.4 km) and Arehalli (4.7 km).

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

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