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About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 89 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573133
Area (hectares) 162.53 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 89
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is the 214th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 162.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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 village. 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 Lingapura from other places

Lingapura lies about 41 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Annechakanahali, about 21 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 Arkalgud 15 km
Nearest railway station Annechakanahali 21 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 41 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapura village had a population of 180. That makes it the 214th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Lingapura village has 89 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 573133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 162.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Annechakanahali, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 41 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 15 km away. Annechakanahali is about 21 km away. Holenarasipura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thattavalu (under 2 km), Belikarpuravalli (under 2 km) and Doddahalli (1.9 km).

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

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