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About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 397 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lingapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lingapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 214.03 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 397
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is the 67th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 214.03 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

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 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 Lingapura from other places

Lingapura lies about 26 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 22 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 Koratagere 11 km
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 22 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 25 km
District headquarters Tumkur 26 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lingapura village had a population of 800. That makes it the 67th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Lingapura village has 397 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 214.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lingapura falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Makalidurga, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 26 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lingapura is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 11 km away. Makalidurga is about 22 km away. Madhugiri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakkaiahnapalya (under 2 km), Minasandra (under 2 km) and Channavaderahalli (under 2 km).

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

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