About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 826 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1090.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577220
Area (hectares)	1090.19 hectares
Population	1,660
Male Population	826
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 1090.19 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

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 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 24 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shivamogga - SME, about 26 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	Tirthahalli	22 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	24 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	24 km
Nearest railway station	Shivamogga - SME	26 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

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

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Common questions about Lingapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapura village had a population of 1,660. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Lingapura village has 826 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 577220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 1090.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapura falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Shivamogga - SME, about 26 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 Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 24 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapura is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 22 km away. Shimoga is about 24 km away. Shivamogga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.