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About Linganapura Village

Linganapura is a mid sized village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 309 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Linganapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Linganapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571430
Area (hectares) 275.69 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 309
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Linganapura compares

By the 2011 count Linganapura is the 121st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 275.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Linganapura

Linganapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Linganapura 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 Linganapura from other places

Linganapura lies about 22 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hanakere, 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 Linganapura
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Hanakere 20 km
District headquarters Mandya 22 km

Villages closest to Linganapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Linganapura village had a population of 619. That makes it the 121st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Linganapura village has 309 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Linganapura has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Linganapura is 571430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Linganapura covers 275.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Linganapura falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Linganapura is Hanakere, 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 Linganapura.

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

Linganapura is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Malavalli is about 1.9 km away. Hanakere is about 20 km away. Mandya 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 Gulagatta (under 2 km), Malagalali (1.9 km) and Malavalli (1.9 km).

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

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