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About Lingapura Village

Lingapura is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 11 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572215, 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 Turuvekere
Pincode 572215
Area (hectares) 80.14 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 11
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lingapura compares

By the 2011 count Lingapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 80.14 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1009.

Getting to Lingapura

The census records public bus service for Lingapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 45 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ammasandra, about 10 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 Turuvekere 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Ammasandra 10 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 28 km
District headquarters Tumkur 45 km

Villages closest to Lingapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Turuvekere 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 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Lingapura village has 11 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lingapura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Lingapura is 572215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lingapura covers 80.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lingapura falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Lingapura is Ammasandra, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lingapura.

Lingapura is about 45 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 Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 6.7 km away. Ammasandra is about 10 km away. Tiptūr is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dananayakanapura Kaval (under 2 km), Gainathapura (under 2 km) and Mudlapura (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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