Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur # Lingapura Lingapura is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577134. The 2011 Census counted 901 people in 220 households, the 21st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 901 people (2011) - 220 households - 79.0% literacy - 577134 PIN code ## Lingapura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lingapura is 577134. Lingapura falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577134 - Gram panchayat Mensur - Community development block Narasimharajapura - Census village code 609055 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lingapura from nearby towns? - Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ) 95 km by road - Narasimharajapura (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lingapura? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Lingapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lingapura known for? The main crops are arecanut and paddy. About 18% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lingapura Of every 100 households in Lingapura in 2011, 88 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Lingapura · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 84% - Toilet within the home 74% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 22% - Tap water 84% 60% - Drinking water within premises 6% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 81% - Use banking services 66% 79% - Television 42% 55% - Mobile phone 54% 63% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 20% - Car / jeep / van 3% 6% - None of these assets 16% 13% - Own their home 83% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lingapura? ■ Lingapura · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.0% 82.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 1042 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 948 - Working population 39.6% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 43 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 198 (55%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 41 (11%) · ■ Marginal 73 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Narasimharajapura - Kolale 1,062 people - Seethur 984 people - Badagabylu 969 people - Bale 947 people - Mensur 897 people - Shimse 894 people - Sankse 855 people - K.Kanabur 828 people All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lingapura? 577134 - How far is Lingapura from Chikmagalur? 95 km by road - What is the population of Lingapura? 901 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lingapura in? Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Lingapura? 79.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/lingapura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.