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About Obalapura Village

Obalapura is a mid sized village in Gubbi tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 299 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Gubbi
Pincode 572222
Area (hectares) 135.66 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 299
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Obalapura compares

By the 2011 count Obalapura is the 149th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 135.66 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Obalapura

Obalapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Obalapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Obalapura from other places

Obalapura lies about 12 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tumakuru, about 12 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 Obalapura
District headquarters Tumkur 12 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Tumakuru 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gubbi 27 km

Villages closest to Obalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Obalapura village had a population of 581. That makes it the 149th largest of the 316 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Obalapura village has 299 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obalapura has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Obalapura is 572222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obalapura covers 135.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Obalapura falls under Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Obalapura is Tumakuru, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Obalapura.

Obalapura is about 12 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obalapura is in Gubbi tehsil of Tumkur district. Tumkur is about 12 km away. Tumkūr is about 12 km away. Tumakuru is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borappanapalya (1.7 km), Channavaderahalli (1.9 km) and D0ddahedegehalli (2.0 km).

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

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