About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a large village in Honnali tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,462, made up of 1,267 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Honnali
Pincode	577223
Area (hectares)	434.38 hectares
Population	2,462
Male Population	1,267
Female Population	1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is the 18th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 434.38 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Lingapura

Lingapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lingapura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lingapura from other places

Lingapura lies about 45 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Town, about 24 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 Lingapura
Tehsil headquarters	Honnali	17 km
Nearest town	Channagiri	23 km
Nearest railway station	Shimoga Town	24 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	45 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

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

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Common questions about Lingapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapura village had a population of 2,462. That makes it the 18th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Lingapura village has 1,267 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 577223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 434.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lingapura falls under Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Shimoga Town, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 45 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapura is in Honnali tehsil of Davanagere district. Honnali is about 17 km away. Channagiri is about 23 km away. Shimoga Town is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.