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About Chamalapura Village

Chamalapura is a small village in Krishnarajanagara tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 188 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Krishnarajanagara
Pincode 571602
Area (hectares) 184.97 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 188
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chamalapura compares

By the 2011 count Chamalapura is the 129th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents. Its 184.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chamalapura

Chamalapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chamalapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamalapura from other places

Chamalapura lies about 19 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about under 2 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 Chamalapura
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram under 2 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajanagara 19 km
District headquarters Mysore 19 km

Villages closest to Chamalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamalapura village had a population of 366. That makes it the 129th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,429 residents.

Chamalapura village has 188 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamalapura has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chamalapura is 571602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamalapura covers 184.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamalapura falls under Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chamalapura is Sujatapuram, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chamalapura.

Chamalapura is about 19 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamalapura is in Krishnarajanagara tehsil of Mysore district. Sujatapuram is about under 2 km away. Nanjangūd is about 1.8 km away. Krishnarajanagara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppahalli (5.9 km), Adaganahalli (6.0 km) and Kuchenahalli (7.5 km).

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

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