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About Mallapura Village

Mallapura is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 507 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, 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 Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 240.29 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 507
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallapura compares

By the 2011 count Mallapura is the 61st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 240.29 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

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 village. 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 Mallapura from other places

Mallapura lies about 63 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bommagundanakere, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 18 km
Nearest railway station Bommagundanakere 20 km
Nearest town Challakere 28 km
District headquarters Davanagere 63 km

Villages closest to Mallapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagalur 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 1,010. That makes it the 61st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Mallapura village has 507 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallapura has about 992 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Mallapura is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallapura covers 240.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallapura falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mallapura is Bommagundanakere, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mallapura.

Mallapura is about 63 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 Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 18 km away. Bommagundanakere is about 20 km away. Challakere is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dibbadahalli (under 2 km), Chikkamallanahole (1.9 km) and Kamandalagondi (1.9 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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