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About Malapur Village

Malapur is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 458 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581120
Area (hectares) 451.05 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 458
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malapur compares

By the 2011 count Malapur is the 103rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 451.05 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Malapur

Malapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Malapur from other places

Malapur lies about 22 km from Haveri. 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 Malapur
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 19 km
Nearest town Hāngal 19 km
District headquarters Haveri 22 km

Villages closest to Malapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malapur village had a population of 877. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Malapur village has 458 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malapur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Malapur is 581120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malapur covers 451.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malapur falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Malapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Malapur is about 22 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malapur is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 19 km away. Hāngal is about 19 km away. Haveri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelavarkoppa (1.5 km), Karekyathanahalli (2.1 km) and Tilavalli (4.4 km).

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

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