# Lingapura Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Lingapura

Lingapura is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562122**. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 79 households**, the 182nd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 392people (2011)
- 79households
- 66.6%literacy
- 562122PIN code

## Lingapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lingapura is 562122.** Lingapura falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562122
- Gram panchayatThavarekere
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625595

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lingapura from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lingapura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lingapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandagudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R28304
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R28304
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lingapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lingapura

Of every 100 households in Lingapura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lingapura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**66%

Use banking services ****94%**

**48%

Television ****73%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lingapura?

■ Lingapura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**924

Working population ****42.1%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 60.4% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hosakote

- Ajjagondahalli406 people
- Kanekallu404 people
- Belamangala401 people
- Siddanapura394 people
- Doddakoliga388 people
- Chinnandahalli382 people
- Karahalli380 people
- Obalapura378 people

[All 296 villages in Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lingapura?562122
- How far is Lingapura from Bangalore Rural?40 km by road
- What is the population of Lingapura?392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingapura in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Lingapura?66.6% (Census 2011)