# Malkapura Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Holalkere, Chitradurga 

# Malkapura

Malkapura is a village in Holalkere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577526**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 100 households**, the 133rd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 451people (2011)
- 100households
- 94.2%literacy
- 577526PIN code

## Malkapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malkapura is 577526.** Malkapura falls in Holalkere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577526
- Gram panchayatArehalli
- Community development blockHolalkere
- Census village code605736

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

## How far is Malkapura from nearby towns?

- Holalkere (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)34 km by road
- Holalkere (nearest town)3 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 Malkapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Malkapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Holalkere
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Holalkere
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Holalkere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Malkapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and maize**. About 87% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Malkapura

Of every 100 households in Malkapura in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malkapura · ■ Holalkere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****99%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****70%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Malkapura?

■ Malkapura · ■ Holalkere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**952

Working population ****63.2%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 90.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (69%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Holalkere

- Rangavvanahalli497 people
- Arabagatta493 people
- Thirumalapura481 people
- Honnakaluve455 people
- Hulikere439 people
- Abradasikatte432 people
- Gollarahalli416 people
- Halenahalli416 people

[All 201 villages in Holalkere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/holalkere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malkapura?577526
- How far is Malkapura from Chitradurga?34 km by road
- What is the population of Malkapura?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkapura in?Chitradurga district (Holalkere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Malkapura?94.2% (Census 2011)