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About Sangalapura Village

Sangalapura is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 392 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572227
Area (hectares) 390.41 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 392
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Sangalapura compares

By the 2011 count Sangalapura is the 68th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 390.41 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sangalapura

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

Sangalapura 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 Sangalapura
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 Sangalapura

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 Sangalapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangalapura village had a population of 789. That makes it the 68th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sangalapura village has 392 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangalapura has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sangalapura is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangalapura covers 390.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangalapura falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sangalapura is Ammasandra, about 10 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 Sangalapura.

Sangalapura 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.

Sangalapura 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 Lingapura (under 2 km).

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

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