# Obalapura Village, Molakalmuru, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Molakalmuru, Chitradurga 

# Obalapura

Obalapura is a village in Molakalmuru sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577537**. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 173 households**, the 45th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 930people (2011)
- 173households
- 65.0%literacy
- 577537PIN code

## Obalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Obalapura is 577537.** Obalapura falls in Molakalmuru sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577537
- Gram panchayatChikkerahalli
- Community development blockMolakalmuru
- Census village code605156

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

## How far is Obalapura from nearby towns?

- Molakalmuru (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)107 km by road
- Molakalmuru (nearest town)32 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 Obalapura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Obalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Molakalmuru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Obalapura known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and cotton**. About 90% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Obalapura

Of every 100 households in Obalapura in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Obalapura · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****98%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**59%

Television ****52%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 Obalapura?

■ Obalapura · ■ Molakalmuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**946

Working population ****42.8%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 52.5% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 184 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (31%) · **■** Other work 81 (20%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Molakalmuru

- Guddadahalli1,120 people
- Pokkurthi1,081 people
- Thammenahalli1,076 people
- Karadihalli1,039 people
- Nallareddikondapura888 people
- Amakundi877 people
- Santhegudda870 people
- Bommakkanahalli832 people

[All 89 villages in Molakalmuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/molakalmuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Obalapura?577537
- How far is Obalapura from Chitradurga?107 km by road
- What is the population of Obalapura?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Obalapura in?Chitradurga district (Molakalmuru sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Obalapura?65.0% (Census 2011)