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About Mallapura Village

Mallapura is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 110 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572111
Area (hectares) 267.35 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 110
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Mallapura compares

By the 2011 count Mallapura is the 209th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 267.35 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mallapura

Mallapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mallapura 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 Mallapura from other places

Mallapura lies about 48 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Siddapura, about 6.7 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 Mallapura
Nearest railway station Siddapura 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 12 km
District headquarters Tumkur 48 km

Villages closest to Mallapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallapura village had a population of 223. That makes it the 209th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Mallapura village has 110 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallapura has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mallapura is 572111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallapura covers 267.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mallapura falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mallapura is Siddapura, about 6.7 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 Mallapura.

Mallapura is about 48 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallapura is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Siddapura is about 6.7 km away. Kunigal is about 12 km away. Tumkur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodagihalli (under 2 km), Sondekoppe (1.7 km) and Hosapura (2.4 km).

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

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